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The Autosport F1 Podcast

F1 Las Vegas GP Review: Verstappen Dominates as McLaren Double DSQ Explodes the Title Fight

The Autosport F1 Podcast

Motorsport Network

News, Sports News, Sports

4 • 723 Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Join the Autosport F1 Podcast team as they break down a dramatic Las Vegas Grand Prix. Max Verstappen dominated every lap for his sixth win of the season, while both McLarens were disqualified for excessive plank wear—shaking up the championship fight and handing podium spots to Mercedes’ George Russell and rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli. Ronald Vording and Jake Boxall-Legge join Kevin Turner to dive into Norris’s turn-one error, Piastri’s struggles, Mercedes’ mixed fortunes, Antonelli’s charge from 17th, and the driver ratings from best to worst. Plus, a look at odd moments, including early marshals on track and Williams retiring Albon with no radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This podcast is part of the Sports Social Podcast Network.

0:04.7

Two disqualifications for squidware.

0:07.0

Yeah, skidware.

0:08.1

Squidware.

0:09.2

That's great.

0:09.8

Squidware.

0:11.2

Squidware.

0:11.7

Can we do that bit again?

0:12.6

That's the new name for it.

0:13.2

We like that.

0:13.8

I'm doing that bit again.

0:25.6

From AllSports.com and Allswark Magazine, I'm Kevin Turner and this is Allspot podcast.

0:31.2

Well, hello and welcome to the Allsport F1 podcast, and in this episode, we'll be taking a look at the Las Vegas Grand Prix,

0:36.4

where Mike Max Rastappen took his sixth Grand Prix winner of the season after leading every lap.

0:41.8

Paul Manando Nois appeared to a salvage second after turn one error, only to be disqualified for excessive plankware, which is definitely something we'll be talking about in a bit.

0:45.5

The same fate befell his McLaren teammate Oscar Piuschiazzi, who finished fifth on the road

0:49.6

and would have been classified fourth. That promoted Mercedes-Dio, George Russell, and Andrea Kimi Antenna to the podium. But more importantly, the double McLuhan exclusion means for Stappen is now just 24 points behind Norris, with two rounds to go. So, joining me to talk about events in Las Vegas. Well, first of all, he's still out in United States. Ronald Vording, how are you? I mean, the time zones must be playing havoc with you. You've managed to join us. Are you okay? Yeah, I'm okay. I mean, I left the track at, I guess, five in the morning. Last year, I left the track at eight after Max Verstappen secured the world title. And then we said, okay, this has been once, but we should not repeat it next year.

1:31.5

And I was on course to not repeat it, but then the McLaren stuff came up.

1:35.9

Almost some flashbacks, I know I shouldn't mention that race, but almost some flashbacks to Abu Dhabi 2021, where all the...

1:38.2

Oh, I'm shodering.

1:39.8

Yeah, no, where all the F1 journalists were waiting outside and saw all the team bosses going in and

1:44.9

now they're waiting for a decision and now everyone was waiting outside at McLaren, of course,

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