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

Despite finishing second, it was a good result in the championship battle for Lando Norris because he extended his lead over his nearest rival, Oscar Piastri, who finished fourth.

On the brink of insolvency five years ago, the team is now dominating on the Formula 1 track—and, under the leadership of CEO Zak Brown, building up its sponsorships to rival Ferrari and Mercedes.

It’s fitting that Penguin Publishing Group released Zak Brown’s Seven Tenths of a Second this week, just before the F1 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix. Brown is the CEO of McLaren Racing, whose Formula 1 team may wrap up the 2025 F1 World Drivers Championship in Vegas this weekend.

George Russell holds off Max Verstappen in final practice as both McLaren drivers hit trouble at Formula 1's Las Vegas Grand Prix

A "weakness" in the regulations was exposed, says the FIA, when McLaren raised a cost cap query over Max Verstappen's engine change.