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Max Verstappen’s win was made even sweeter after a massive revelation overnight. Plus, Mercedes shores up second place and Lewis Hamilton’s “worst season ever.”

Max Verstappen served up another ice-cool masterclass in the chilly streets of Las Vegas, while McLaren paid a huge price for a wrong ride-height gamble. Here are the winners and losers from a weekend that could open up the drivers' championship after all.

McLaren’s double disqualification after the Las Vegas GP sets up the prospect of a tense F1 title showdown over the final two rounds

McLaren’s cars failed to meet minimum skid-block wear measurements, losing second and fourth places and giving Max Verstappen a title shot

Norris and team-mate Oscar Piastri were disqualified after the rearmost skids underneath their McLarens were less than the 9mm minimum thickness.

McLaren isn’t the first team to fall foul of F1’s plank wear rules, but it could end up being the most costly given the points lost for both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in the Las Vegas GP. Here’s an explanation of the rules McLaren broke

Max Verstappen remained an outsider for the F1 drivers’ title even after winning the Las Vegas GP – until both McLaren drivers were disqualified

Both McLaren cars fell foul of FIA post-race technical checks in a dramatic moment in the F1 title race

Max Verstappen remained an outsider for the F1 drivers’ title even after winning the Las Vegas GP – until both McLaren drivers were disqualified