Lando Norris (left) has a 24-point lead on Max Verstappen (right) and Oscar Piastri in the Formula 1 drivers' championship with two races remaining
The disqualification of McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri from the Las Vegas Grand Prix dramatically changes the complexion of the battle for the Formula 1 drivers' championship.
Before both McLarens were thrown out of the results for excessive skid-block wear, Norris had a 30-point lead over his team-mate and was 42 ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen with just two races to go and a maximum of 58 points available.
In that scenario, as long as Norris did not lose more than five points to Piastri at the penultimate race in Qatar next weekend, and 17 to Verstappen, he would have left Doha as world champion for the first time.
Verstappen still had a mathematical chance of winning a fifth consecutive world championship, but it was remote.
