MCLAREN LOSE BIG IN SIN CITY

Max threat looms again as both McLarens disqualified in Vegas

- FROM DANIEL MOXON in Las Vegas

Drivers taken to the podium in a pink Lego Cadillac

LANDO NORRIS admitted to feeling “pretty disappointed" after coming home second in the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

He would have felt a whole lot worse when he returned to the McLaren garage to learn his car had failed post-race checks.

Because for about an hour, he knew the title was his in Qatar next week if he beat his teammate Oscar Piastri.

Now Max Verstappen is a genuine threat again after Norris and Piastri were both disqualified when the FIA discovered too much wear on the underside of their cars.

In both their cases, the margins by which they failed were considerably smaller than half a nil-limetre. But it was enough for both McLarens to be kicked out, the verdict coming more than four hours after the race.