{"id":85319,"date":"2025-11-23T10:36:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T14:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/verstappen-wins-in-las-vegas-mclaren-sanctioned-and-world-championship-on-fire\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T10:36:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T14:36:16","slug":"verstappen-wins-in-las-vegas-mclaren-sanctioned-and-world-championship-on-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/verstappen-wins-in-las-vegas-mclaren-sanctioned-and-world-championship-on-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Verstappen Wins in Las Vegas: McLaren Sanctioned and World Championship on Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Verstappen Dominates in Las Vegas: Victory and Drama at the Grand Prix<\/h2>\n\n\nMax Verstappen once again demonstrated his superiority in Formula 1 by winning the Las Vegas Grand Prix this Sunday. The race was full of excitement, marked both by Verstappen&#8217;s dominant performance and the unexpected disqualification of McLaren&#8217;s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.\n\nThe Dutchman&#8217;s victory takes on greater significance due to the FIA&#8217;s decision, which excluded the McLaren drivers for violating the technical regulations. Article 3.5.9 establishes that the underbody of the single-seater must have a thickness greater than nine millimeters. This ruling modified the podium, with George Russell in second place and Andrea Kimi Antonelli surprisingly in third.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Verstappen Controls the Race from the Start<\/h2>\n\n\nVerstappen took advantage of a mistake by Norris at the start to take the lead from the first corner. His pace was consistent, even against Norris&#8217; attempts to regain positions. The Red Bull driver, four-time world champion, achieved his sixth victory of the season, fueling the fight for the championship.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Everything was under control. I was able to manage the tires and maintain the pace we needed.<\/p><cite>Max Verstappen<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Antonelli Stars in a Great Comeback<\/h2>\n\n\nAndrea Kimi Antonelli was also a protagonist by advancing from 17th position to the podium, thanks to Piastri&#8217;s disqualification. His performance stood out for the duration of his stint on hard tires, remaining competitive for more than 40 laps.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Norris Admits His Mistake<\/h2>\n\n\nLando Norris admitted his mistake at the start, although he pointed out that the lack of pace was the main problem in competing with Verstappen.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I braked very late in a dirty area and went long. Even without that mistake, Max was too fast today<\/p><cite>Lando Norris<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nNorris lamented the missed opportunity, although the subsequent penalty left him out of the points.\n\n<h2>Altered Rankings and a Red-Hot Championship<\/h2>\n\nThe disqualification of the McLarens modified the final result, adding excitement to the two remaining races on the calendar. Verstappen cuts key points and keeps his title aspirations alive.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Verstappen Dominates in Las Vegas: Victory and Drama at the Grand Prix Max Verstappen once again demonstrated his superiority in Formula 1 by winning the Las Vegas Grand Prix this Sunday. The race was full of excitement, marked both by Verstappen&#8217;s dominant performance and the unexpected disqualification of McLaren&#8217;s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. 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