Lando Norris (left) finished second behind Verstappen but that result has not yet been confirmed - Getty Images/Mario RenziTom CarySun, November 23, 2025 at 9:58 AM UTC·25 min readb'
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Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have both been disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix after their cars were found afterwards to have excessive skid wear.
The two McLaren drivers were summoned to see the stewards in Las Vegas at 11.45pm local time (7.45am UK time), but the omens for them are not good.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIt is the same issue which caused Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari to be disqualified from the Chinese Grand Prix in March.
Formula One rules state that the plank assembly, or skid block, on the underside of a car must have a minimum thickness of 9mm after a race, meaning a maximum of 1mm of wear is allowed from its original 10mm thickness. The rules are designed to prevent teams running their cars too close to the ground, which was believed to have been a contributing factor to Ayrton Senna’s fatal crash in 1994.
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“The skid wear of car numbers 81 and 04 was checked,” read a statement from Jo Bauer, the Formula One technical delegate. “The rearmost skid was measured on both cars...The measured thickness was less than 9mm on both cars, which is the minimum thickness required. I am referring this matter to the stewards for their consideration.”
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe disqualification will have a big effect on the title race, bringing Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who won the grand prix earlier on Saturday night, right back into it.
Norris is left on 390 points, 24 clear of both Piastri and Verstappen, with two races remaining, in Qatar and Abu Dhabi, plus a sprint race in Qatar.
Norris thought he had taken a huge step towards his maiden Formula One drivers’ crown in Las Vegas, despite the fact that he had, in his own words, “f----- up” the start of the race.
The 25-year-old dropped from first to third after overcooking the first corner while trying to fend off Verstappen. But he recovered to finish second behind the Dutchman.
In doing so Norris thought he had moved 30 points clear of Piastri, who was only able to finish fourth. And 42 clear of Verstappen.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementEven though he has lost 18 points in Las Vegas, Norris can still guarantee himself the title in Qatar provided he beats Piastri and Verstappen by a minimum of two points across the weekend.
Despite all the celebrities and razzmatazz, Las Vegas produced a relatively uneventful race.
Mercedes’ George Russell finished third, while Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton recovered from his worst ever qualifying session to finish 10th, having started 19th on the grid. The seven-time world champion was still despondent afterwards, describing the season, in which he is yet to finish on the podium, as his “worst ever”.
Las Vegas Grand Prix, classification
Max Verstappen, Red Bull 1hr 21min 08.429sec
George Russell, Mercedes +23.546sec
Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes +30.488sec
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari +30.678sec
Carlos Sainz, Williams +34.924sec
Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls +45.257sec
Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber +51.134sec
Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari +59.369sec
Esteban Ocon, Haas +1min.635sec
Oliver Bearman, Haas +1min 10.549sec
Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin +1min 25.308sec
Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull +1min 26.974sec
Pierre Gasly, Alpine +1min 31.702sec
Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls +1lap
Franco Colapinto, Alpine +1lap
Did not finish: Alexander Albon, Williams; Gabriel Bortoleto, Sauber; Lance Stroll, Aston MartinDisqualified: Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, McLaren
06:05am
Next race: Qatar
It is next weekend and a sprint weekend, so here are the session times.
Friday, November 28FP1 – 1.30pm GMTSprint qualifying – 5.30pm
Saturday, November 29Sprint race – 2pmQualifying – 6pm
Sunday, November 30Race – 4pm
05:56am
What does Piastri need to do to stay in contention in Qatar?
He needs to outscore Norris by six points. Not impossible, but even then it leaves him 24 points behind.
05:54am
Can Verstappen win the title?
He doesn’t sound too confident, understandably.
“It’s still a big gap, we always try and maximise everything we’ve got. In upcoming weekends we will try and win the race and at the end of Abu Dhabi we will see where we end up, but I’m very proud of everyone. We’ve had a up and down season and tough times, but also some really beautiful moments.
“We learnt a lot throughout the whole season and that’s always very valuable for the upcoming years. It’s something that we have to cling onto and just try and improve even more and come back stronger for next year and to put a fight at the start of the year in the championship. We are enjoying it now and we will see next week what we can do again.”
05:53am
Piastri’s results since going 34 points ahead
Italy: 3rdAzerbaijan: DNFSingapore: 4thUnited States: 5thMexico City: 5thBrazil: 5thLas Vegas: 4th
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement69 points in seven grands prix and two sprints.
For reference, here are Norris’s since going 34 points behind...
Italy: 2nd Azerbaijan: 7th Singapore: 3rd United States: 2nd Mexico City: 1st Brazil: 1st Las Vegas: 2nd
133 points in the same period. On average 10.5 points more per round than Piastri. Ouch.
05:49am
Verstappen won by 20.7sec in the end
Norris won’t be too bothered given the state of the championship. He requires just 28 points over the next two weekends. He might even get that in Qatar next week...
05:44am
Constructor standings after 22 of 24 rounds
A good race for Mercedes, who consolidate their second place. Red Bull move up to second ahead of Ferrari, who had good pace early on before it faded.
05:42am
Norris swears in the post-race interview
“I said I f----- it up,” he says, as David Coulthard apologises. Would have been been able to win were it not for losing the start early on? Not sure. He was running out of fuel at the end.
05:41am
Updated driver standings
Carlos Sainz now only one point out of the top 10 after his seventh place today.
05:30am
Championship damage for Piastri
Norris makes up six points on him today, extending his lead to 30 points with 58 remaining. Verstappen is now 42 points behind Norris. Still in contention just about but Norris now an enormous favourite, if he wasn’t before.
05:28am
Las Vegas GP classification - Top 10
VER 25pts
NOR 18pts
RUS 15pts
PIA 12pts
ANT 10pts
LEC 8pts
SAI 6pts
HAD 4pts
HUL 2pts
HAM 1pt
05:27am
🏁MAX VERSTAPPEN WINS THE LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX
Reuters/Daniel ColeSuperb drive. Norris crosses the line in second to take 18 points with Russell in third. Antonelli finishes fourth on the road but a rapid final stint means his five-second penalty only drops him one place to fifth. What a superb drive from the back of the grid. Finding his feet now.
05:26am
FINAL LAP
Verstappen crusing to victory. 5.4sec the gap between Russell and Norris now... is that enough for Norris to hold on? His pace is nowhere. Apparently he is trying desperately to save fuel...
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementLooks very much like Verstappen is going to set the fastest lap of the race with the last lap of the race. Norris’s second place should be safe providing he doesn’t run out of fuel.
05:24am
Lap 49 of 50 - Norris is waaaay off the pace now
He must have an issue, 1.1sec he loses to Verstappen and 0.6sec in Russell in S1. Russell does not have the pace to overtake at the current pace, and there are not many laps to get it home. Will be interesting to see what the issue is. 16.1sec the gap now between Verstappen and Norris.
05:24am
Lap 49 of 50 - Norris is waaaay off the pace now
He must have an issue, 1.1sec he loses to Verstappen and 0.6sec in Russell in S1. Russell does not have the pace to overtake at the current pace, and there are not many laps to get it home. Will be interesting to see what the issue is. 16.1sec the gap now between Verstappen and Norris.
05:23am
Lap 48 of 50 - Verstappen leads Norris by 10.4sec
Norris loses another 0.7sec in the first sector and 1.3sec in the middle sector...
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAntonelli still has a five-second penalty to serve, which would drop him into seventh, promoting Piastri to fourth and Leclerc to fifth.
05:21am
Lap 47 of 50 - Norris slow again
I expect he is just managing his pace to get it home. He is now eight seconds behind after losing 0.5sec in sector one and then 0.8sec in sector two. That is rather a lot of time, though, despite Russell being 11 seconds further back. Still, Russell is only marginally faster than Norris. Verstappen’s pace is just mega as he sets another fastest lap...
05:20am
Lap 46 of 50 - Verstappen extends his lead
7.0sec now. Not sure what happened to Norris that last lap. Oh, he lost 0.9sec nearly in the middle sector on this and goes 1.5sec slower. I hope he hasn’t got a problem.
05:18am
Lap 45 of 50 - Verstappen’s lead is stable
5.7sec or so, as it has been for the last 10 laps or so.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSainz driving a fairly quiet but impressive race. As it stands he will pick up six points and will finish as the first car from outside the top four teams.
05:17am
Lap 44 of 50 - Where is the biggest fight?
It’s for fourth: Antonelli, Piastri and Leclerc with Sainz a little adrift.
Here is how that stands:
4. ANT 5. PIA +1.06. LEC +0.77. SAI +3.5
05:14am
Lap 43 of 50 - Top 10 and gaps
VER
NOR +5.5
RUS +14.4
ANT +23.4
PIA +24.0
LEC +24.5
SAI +28.4
HAD +38.0
HUL +44.6
HAM +50.0
Hamilton may be able to bring home a point but much more than that seems optimistic. He is surely too far adrift of Antonelli, even if he stops.
05:13am
Lap 42 of 50 - Norris with the fastest lap of the race
I don’t he has the pace, nor enough laps to put Verstappen under any kind of pressure.
05:12am
Lap 41 of 50 - Verstappen leads Norris by 5.9sec
As it stands Verstappen would be 42 points behind Norris and Piastri would be 32 adrift.
05:11am
Lap 40 of 50 - Antonelli under pressure from Piastri for fourth
I’d imagine he is going to try to get to the end of the race. Not sure he will be able to score many points. He also still has a penalty to serve.
05:10am
Lap 39 of 50 - Russell without any real pace now
A whole second slower than Verstappen on the last tour... Verstappen again sets another fastest lap.
Reuters/Daniel Cole05:08am
Lap 38 of 50 - Piastri loses ground
He gets a snap on at turn 14 and 15 and then, once more, instead of overtaking Antonelli, he is struggling to keep Leclerc behind.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementNorris takes 0.162sec out of Verstappen’s lead, which is now 5.5sec.
05:06am
Lap 37 of 50 - Verstappen flying now
Norris responds slightly, only 0.016sec slower than the Red Bull’s latest lap, which was the fastest of the race. 5.7sec the gap between the two.
05:04am
Lap 36 of 50 - Piastri update
Another difficult afternoon but he is at least in fifth and closing in on Antonelli. Verstappen extends his lead to 5.4sec over Norris.
05:03am
Lap 35 of 50 - Top 10
VER
NOR
RUS
ANT
PIA
LEC
SAI
HAD
HUL
HAM
Antonelli is in fourth and has stopped once, but very early in the race. He doesn’t 2to stop again, but perhaps will. Will the hard tyres last?
05:00am
Lap 34 of 50 - Norris told to be bold
Get Russell and then we’ll beat Verstappen, essentially. Verstappen is pushing a bit more now. I think Russell is vulnerable here.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementNorris gets DRS and makes a move quite cleanly on the run down to turn 14. Russell didn’t really fight it too much but nicely done anyway.
04:59am
Lap 33 of 50 - Fastest lap from Norris
He is now within DRS range having taking 0.8sec from the advantage of the Mercedes car. Norris has five laps fresher tyres.
Russell says he will defend from Norris but doesn’t want to risk a podium by doing something stupid.
04:58am
Lap 32 of 50 - Bearman gets Alonso for 11th
He is in good form at the moment. His late-season results have been superb. Verstappen, meanwhile, stretches his lead to 3.4sec ahead of Russell. Norris only 1.5sec behind the lead Mercedes.
Getty Images/Bryn Lennon04:55am
Lap 31 of 50 - Verstappen leads Russell by 2.8sec
Alonso has an end-plate on his front wing coming off at an angle. Piastri the fastest man on the track, Norris with good pace too. Alonso battling with Hamilton for 10th.
04:54am
Lap 30 of 50 - Hamilton pits
3.1sec in the box, so not great. He goes onto the medium tyres... and will surely not stop again. Can he make this strategy work? He could be under pressure in the closing laps.
04:53am
Lap 29 of 50 - Verstappen leads Russell by 2.5sec
Norris in third is a further 3.0sec back from Russell with Hulkenberg, yet to pit, in fourth and 6.6sec behind Norris and with Hamilton on his tail.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWould be surprised if this race didn’t finish like this in the top three.
04:51am
Lap 28 of 50 - Zak Brown on the radio
He speaks to Sky Sports. “I think Lando has similar change to Max and George but doesn’t appear to be quicker,” he says. He adds that he doesn’t believe them to have race-winning pace.
04:49am
Lap 27 of 50 - Verstappen with the advantage now
Has track position and has fresher tyres, too. Might Russell be vulnerable to Norris? I think Norris should just try to bring it home on the podium. Piastri is struggling yet again today.
04:48am
Lap 26 of 50 - Where does Verstappen come out?
It’s a bit of a slow stop, 3.0sec, for Red Bull but will it matter? Nope. He is ahead of Russell by 1.4sec. Can Russell launch a charge in the remainder of the lap with warmer tyres? It might just be a little too much, without DRS. Hmmm. Not on this lap anyway.
04:46am
Lap 25 of 50 - In comes Verstappen
Can he make it out in front of Russell? It will be tight...
04:45am
Lap 24 of 50 - Top 10
VER
LEC
RUS
NOR
HUL
HAM
OCO
ANT
PIA
SAI
Some of these drivers have stopped: Russell, Norris, Piastri and Sainz. The rest have not.
04:43am
Lap 23 of 50 - Piastri gets Sainz for ninth
Sainz had just come out of the pits, Piastri has warmer tyres so makes the mose quite easily. Championship still slipping away, though.
04:41am
Lap 22 of 50 - Piastri comes in
Onto the hard tyres. Verstappen leads Norris by 3.7sec, the McLaren lost 0.8sec to the Red Bull that last lap. Not sure why. He loses the same amount of time in sectors one and two, too. What’s going on? Tyres gone? He’s not in traffic.
Norris comes into the pits... decent stop at 2.5sec. But he will still be behind Russell but will have tyres fresher by a few laps.
04:39am
Lap 21 of 50 - ❗Penalty for Albon
That is for the Hamilton collision. He may get another one for a starting procedure infringement, though, no he doesn’t as it is just a reprimand. Not sure he’s finishing in the points today, though.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRussell’s pace on the new hard tyres is not exactly blistering, marginally faster than Verstappen.
04:38am
Lap 20 of 50 - Hamilton lining up Ocon for ninth
He is within DRS range now and looks significantly faster.
Getty Images/AFP04:36am
Lap 19 of 50 - Norris with good pace
2.9sec the gap is between the McLaren and Verstappen. Another 0.266sec he takes out of Verstappen’s lead on the last lap. Not sure when we will these two stopping. Going longer is often better here. Albon now under investigation for that starting procedure infringement. His afternoon may be about to get worse. He is last on the road after colliding with Hamilton.
04:34am
Lap 18 of 50 - Russell into the pits
Hulkenberg into eighth ahead of Bearman. Hard tyres starting to be the best option now. Russell comes out into a nice pocket os space between Hadjar and Hulkenberg. Clean(ish) air for a bit.
04:33am
Lap 17 of 50 - Piastri gets Hadjar for sixth!
Leclerc the next man up the road. Team-mate Norris is three places and 12.5sec ahead. We are back racing, debris has gone. DRS enabled again.
04:31am
Lap 16 of 50 - Debris still out there on track
Piastri, meanwhile, is back within DRS range of Hadjar for sixth. Leclerc now in fifth and we have a VSC to remove the debris. It should be easily done because there is a big gap in the cars.
04:30am
Lap 15 of 50 - Top 10 and gaps
VER
RUS +2.0
NOR +3.8
SAI +10.9
LEC +13.3
HAD +14.6
PIA +15.2
BEA +21.0
ALO +22.7
HUL +23.7
❗Antonelli gets a five-second time penalty for jumping the start.
04:28am
Lap 14 of 50 - Russell complains of a steering problem
He has not lost any major time to Verstappen but is obviously unhappy. Albon runs into the back of Hamilton on a straight and then has to pit, presumably for a new front wing. Debris on the track again heading into turn 14.
04:26am
Lap 13 of 50 - Piastri back into seventh
Instead of moving up the field he goes backwards. Leclerc gets him with DRS and appears to be struggling with graining. Norris sets the fastest lap of the race, Verstappen leads Russell by 1.7sec.
04:25am
Lap 12 of 50 - Piastri on the charge?
Reuters/Daniel ColeHe is now within DRS range of Hadjar, who tells his team he wants to be aggressive with their pit strategy. Norris now the fastest man in the top three and perhaps of the entire field.
04:24am
Lap 11 of 50 - Verstappen leads Russell by 1.7sec
Then it’s a gap of 2.3sec to Norris before Sainz is at the lead of a train with Hadjar, Piastri and Leclerc. A gap then of 5.9sec to Bearman in eighth who has a gaggle of cars (Alonso, Hulkenberg, Ocon, Hamilton, Albon) within four seconds of him.
04:21am
Lap 10 of 50 - ⁉️Antonelli noted for false start
That will probably be a penalty. Hamilton in 12th now coming under pressure from Alexander Albon behind. He has also been noted for a starting procedure infringement.
04:19am
Lap 9 of 50 - Pace management now?
Russell has dropped back to more than a second behind Russell, Norris now nearly three seconds behind the Mercedes. No point Norris doing anything silly, if it finished like this it would be absolutely fine. Good even.
04:18am
Lap 8 of 50 - This is what happened at the start
In the mid-pack. Carbon fibre everywhere.
Piastri/Lawson incident sees no further action by the stewards.
04:16am
Lap 7 of 50 - Norris not keeping up with the leaders
He was 0.4sec slower than Verstappen on the last lap.
04:16am
Lap 6 of 50 - Top 10 and gaps
VER
RUS +0.3
NOR +3.0
SAI +5.0
HAD +6.0
PIA +7.7
LEC +10.0
BEA +11.4
ALO +12.1
HUL +12.9
04:15am
Lap 5 of 50 - Russell closing in on Verstappen
He is within DRS range. Leclerc gets Bearman for seventh, both Ferrari cars showing decent pace at this stage of the race.
04:12am
Lap 4 of 50 - Racing resumes
Bortoleto is also now out of the race after his dive-bomb at turn one. Verstappen’s lead over Russell is just about one second.
04:12am
Lap 3 of 50 - Top 10 under the VSC
VER
RUS
NOR
SAI
HAD
PIA
BEA
LEC
ALO
HUL
Stroll is out according to the timing screens. We still haven’t seen what happened to him. Oh, Bortoleto ploughed into him from deep at turn one. Lawson got his damage from colliding with Piastri at turn one, too. Not sure if Piastri’s car is damaged at all but it explains how he lost two places on the first lap.
Piastri/Lawson incident has been noted.
04:08am
Lap 2 of 50 - Verstappen leads Russell by 1.6sec
Oh dear, marshals are jogging away from the turn one run-off area as the cars approach at full speed. There is still some debris on the track out there. Lawson has had a collision somewhere so it is probably from him. His front wing has now become jammed under his tyre and will have to pit.
We have a Virtual Safety Car...
04:07am
THE 2025 LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX IS GO!
What have you done Lando Norris? He makes an excellent start initially, being very aggressive in moving over on Verstappen but he goes too deep into turn one and then loses the lead to Verstappen and then second place to Russell. Piastri has lost two places, too.
We have yellow flags and Lance Stroll and Bortoleto are way out at the back. It looks like Stroll has stopped on the exit of turn five in fact.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHamilton has made superb progress... he is in 13th!
Verstappen leads Russell, Norris, Sainz, Hadjar and Lawson.
04:05am
Here we go
Hamilton has joined the back of the grid and the lights are on.
04:01am
The formation lap is go
Everyone away. A bit of smoking in the mid-pack from one of the drivers there. Not sure from what, exactly. Hamilton is quite late to get away, possibly intentionally. He rounds turn one as Norris approaches turn nine.
04:00am
Predictions
Hard to look past form man and pole man Norris, though I don’t think a Verstappen or Russell win would be a shock. Funny old track, this one. I’d imagine Verstappen will have a go at turn one if he can. Norris can’t risk contact, really.
03:57am
Starting tyre types
Piastri actually on the mediums like everyone else in the top 10. Hulkenberg on hards in 11th, as are Colapinto in 15th, Albon in 16th, Bortoleto in 18th and Hamilton in 19th. Only soft starter is Antonelli. Yuki Tsunoda is now starting from the pit lane.
03:50am
Piastri coy on his starting strategy
Is he going to start on the hard? He speaks to Sky Sports’ Rachel Brookes who asks him if he might start on the hard tyre and he replies “...You’d be someone with an opinion,” and chuckles. Needs to try something to get ahead of Norris. A long stint on the hards would open up the Safety Car window for him.
03:47am
Carlos Sainz finding his form
Getty Images/Tayfun CoskunA patchy start to his first year at Williams. Actually, the whole year has been patchy when it comes to results. A good run from Saudi Arabia to Canada and then six non-points finishes before a podium in Azerbaijan. A good chance to add to his 38 points today, though and perhaps move up to ninth in the standings. Is a podium on? I am not sure, but fifth or sixth would be a fine result.
03:44am
The starting grid
1. NOR 2. VER3. SAI 4. RUS5. PIA 6. LAW7. ALO 8. HAD9. LEC 10. GAS11. HUL 12. STR13. OCO 14. BEA15. COL 16. ALB17. ANT 18. BOR19. TSU 20. HAM
03:40am
150 up for both Norris and Russell
Good work. I am glad that they are now multiple race winners. One of them might well be a world champion in a few weeks. Russell may have to wait a bit longer. Given the right car I believe he is capable.
03:33am
Current constructor standings
McLaren with the title wrapped up, a big fight for second and sixth coming up.
03:27am
Current driver standings
Poor old Piastri. Norris has been superb since he went 34 points behind after his DNF in Zandvoort, though. Driving with more confidence, freedom and with fewer mistakes. If Verstappen finished second behind Norris today he will still be in contention, mathematically. It would leave him 56 points behind Norris with 58 remaining. All but done, then.
03:20am
Another miserable day for Hamilton
Getty Images/Jayce IllmanHe qualified 20th and last for the first time in his career. He is also the first Ferrari driver to qualifying last since 2009. I think some of the criticism around Hamilton has been a bit over the top. He has been far from awful, but he has comfortably been second best to Leclerc. This is certainly not what he signed up to Ferrari for. Well, not entirely anyway. If he can make it into the points today he will have done well.
03:17am
Norris speaks
I think there isn’t much chance of the race being as wet as qualifying yesterday, when they ran full wets in Q1 and Q2, but even a bit of rain would not be welcome.
03:11am
Qualifying classification
Lando Norris, McLaren
Max Verstappen, Red Bull
Carlos Sainz, Williams
George Russell, Mercedes
Oscar Piastri, McLaren
Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls
Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
Pierre Gasly, Alpine
Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber
Lance Stroll, Aston Martin
Esteban Ocon, Haas
Oliver Bearman, Haas
Franco Colapinto, Alpine
Alexander Albon, Williams
Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
Gabriel Bortoleto, Sauber
Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull
Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
03:02am
Good morning
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage for the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix, from the Las Vegas Strip Circuit. It is the third year that the race, which is promoted by Formula One itself, has taken place. What is the verdict so far? Mixed. The drivers do not really like the low-grip circuit, which is often run on in cold conditions, but we have had some decent races and qualifying sessions since 2023.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIt is the first race of the season-closing triple-header and Lando Norris of McLaren is the man to beat. That has not been the case for most of the season, though, as it was Oscar Piastri who looked to be heading serenely to a first drivers’ title. He opened up a 34-point lead after Zandvoort but since then he has leaked points at a varying rate to Norris and now trails his team-mate by 24 points with three grands prix and one sprint left. It is still to play for but, really, the Briton is the significant favourite.
Unfortunately for Piastri as it stands he has a job to make up any points on Norris today. Norris qualified in pole yesterday, his third in a row for the first time this season, whilst Piastri had another slightly scruffy Q3 and was down in fifth. Of course, anything can happen in F1 but given how Norris has been driving, it will not be easy.
Between the two McLarens are Max Verstappen (still in the title fight, just about), the Williams of Carlos Sainz and the Mercedes of George Russell. He will want to get ahead of the final two of those as quickly as possible if he is to put Norris under any kind of pressure.
Anyway, the race gets under way in a little under an hour. It could be a fun one. We will be here for all the build-up, live updates and reaction from the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix.
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