Though it started with misery — he went too deep into one corner in the wet conditions during the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and slid onto the grass at the next turn, blowing his shot at a home podium — Piastri rebounded, entering a dominant era of his own.

Lando Norris, and Oscar Piastri, were disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix for the thickness of the rearmost skid of their cars being less than the required thickness. Specifically, the rearmost skid wear on their cars was "below the minimum 9mm thickness by technical delegates on inspection."

McLaren have revealed the 'concerning' moment they 'knew' both Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris would be disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix following an internal investigation. The papaya driver duo crossed the line in P2 (NOR) and P4 (PIA) last weekend after title rival Max Verstappen took the chequered flag in Saturday's night race.

Oscar Piastri's championship quest has been flagging, but could McLaren's skid plank blunder in Las Vegas be what seals his fate