VIDEO SHOWS: STILLS PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE FORMULA ONE GRAND PRIX IN LAS VEGAS RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT FOLLOWING NORRIS AND PIASTRI DISQUALIFICATION SHOWS: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, UNITED STATES (MUTE) (NOVEMBER 22, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all) 1. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF RED BULL RACING DRIVER, MAX VERSTAPPEN (CENTRE), MCLAREN FORMULA ONE RACING DRIVER, LANDO NORRIS (LEFT) AND MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS RACING DRIVER, GEORGE RUSSELL (RIGHT) STANDING ON THE PODIUM AFTER THE LAS VEGAS FORMULA ONE GRAND PRIX 2. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF VERSTAPPEN WALKING AWAY WITH THE WINNER'S TROPHY 3. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF VERSTAPPEN CELEBRATING HIS 69TH CAREER WIN BY STANDING OVER HIS CAR 4. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF VERSTAPPEN'S CAR CROSSING THE FINISH LINE 5. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF VERSTAPPEN DURING RACE 6. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF NORRIS POSING WITH SECOND PLACE TROPHY 7. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF SPARKS FLYING FROM SKID BOARD OF NORRIS' CAR DURING RACE 8. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF RUSSELL WITH THIRD PLACE TROPHY 9. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF RUSSELL DURING RACE 10. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF MCLAREN'S OSCAR PIASTRI IN PIT LANE 11. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF PIASTRI ON TRACK 12. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF PODIUM FINISHERS CELEBRATING WITH CHAMPAGNE 13. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF PODIUM FINISHERS POSING WITH VERSTAPPEN'S RACE ENGINEER, GIANPIERO LAMBIASE STORY: Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday (November 22) and roared back into the Formula One title battle after the shock disqualification of McLaren's championship leader Lando Norris and teammate Oscar Piastri. Norris, who started on pole and finished second, and fourth-placed Piastri were ruled out for technical reasons linked to the under-car skid planks hours after the race had ended and the podium champagne been sprayed. The development left Britain's Norris 24 points clear of four-times world champion Verstappen and Australian Piastri, now tied on points, with two rounds to go in Qatar and Abu Dhabi and 58 points available. Stewards had summoned both McLaren drivers after a post-race FIA inspection found the thickness of the plank assembly was below the permitted minimum. George Russell, last year's winner of the floodlit race and like Norris making his 150th start, moved up to second with teammate Kimi Antonelli taking third. Antonelli was fourth at the flag but had dropped to fifth after a five-second penalty was applied for a jumped start. Norris, who finished 20.741 seconds behind Verstappen, can still secure his first title in Qatar next weekend but Verstappen is now within striking distance again and can sniff the chance of a fifth title in a row. McLaren have already clinched the constructors' crown for the second year in a row. It was the 69th win of Verstappen's career and his sixth of the season, as well as his 125th podium and eighth in a row in the 150th grand prix of Red Bull's partnership with Honda. Norris started on pole but lost the lead to Verstappen at the start, dropping to third when he ran wide at the first corner and opened the door for the Dutch driver and Russell. He retook second from Russell on the 34th of 50 laps but then had to manage fuel to the finish. (Production: Suramya Kaushik) (The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
