McLaren insists there is still "no reason" to back Lando Norris over Oscar Piastri despite the looming threat of Max Verstappen in the F1 title race.

After double disqualification at the Las Vegas GP, should McLaren now do all that it can to support Lando Norris in the F1 drivers’ title battle?

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has revealed that “extensive porpoising” was the primary factor behind the team’s double disqualification in Las Vegas. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were both wiped from the race classification in Vegas, some four hours after the race concluded, after both cars failed post-race technical checks.

Oscar Piastri has confirmed that McLaren briefly floated the idea of prioritising Lando Norris in the final two races of the season.

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McLaren finished with Lando Norris second, and Oscar Piastri fourth, but both were excluded post-race in Las Vegas due to excessive wear of the skid plank. Under Formula 1 regulations the skid planks must be 9mm thick, but Norris’ car failed the checks by 0.12mm at its thinnest point, and Piastri’s car by 0.26mm.

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