The end of the 2025 season promises to be one of the most exciting. McLaren reached the end of the year with the situation more or less under control, but a mistake by the team could cost its two drivers the title. At the end of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, the FIA ex officio verified the thickness of the titanium plates that protect the floor of the car and discovered that it was below what was allowed. What does this mean? Automatic exclusion.
Norris and Piastri They were disqualified and now the World Cup is much tighter than before: Norris has a 24-point advantage over Verstappen and Piastri, who are tied. There are two races left and one Sprint. Anything can happen.
Things couldn’t have turned out better for Verstappen or at least that’s what it seemed like, but the truth is that all that glitters is not gold.
The atmosphere at Red Bull will be more than positive ahead of Qatar, but the disqualification of the McLaren drivers also has a negative side with less favorable consequences for the Austrian team.
The battle for second place in the Constructors’ Championship It is still ongoing and the disqualification of the McLarens has a direct impact on this fight.
Competitors benefit
The suspension of the McLaren makes the Mercedes drivers go from P3 and P5 to P2 and P3, which gives them eight extra points, while the Ferrari drivers go from P6 and P10 to P4 and P8, earning seven points.
SHowever, Red Bull did not score any extra points: Verstappen won the race and finished ahead of Norris and Piastri, but his teammate Yuki Tsunoda left Las Vegas without points. While While Red Bull Racing’s direct competitors improved, the Austrian team remained with the same number of points.
Before disqualification, Mercedes led Red Bull Racing by 32 points; now, that gap has increased to 40. Ferrari has reduced its gap with Red Bull, from 20 to 13 points. This has detracted from the starting position of the team of Verstappen and Tsunoda in the fight for second place in the constructors’ championship.
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