McLaren’s double elimination in Las Vegas gave winner Max Verstappen a unique opportunity to re-enter the title race, while Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s appearance gave the Undercut Redux duo the impetus to idolize the young Italian.
The excessively worn skid plates of the two McLarens, in addition to the double elimination of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri from the Las Vegas Grand Prix, gave new interest to the world championship, with two Grands Prix and three races remaining.
The 24-point difference between the first Norris and Piastri-Verstappen, who are now tied for second place in the standings, leaves many questions in view of the continuation. The Undercut Redux duo finds the causes behind the failure of the British that leaves their drivers exposed, just before the end.
In between, the epic performance of Andrea Kimi Antonelli who made an amazing comeback from qualifying in the race, took the second consecutive podium and causes concerns, inside and outside his team.
In addition, Ferrari who first betrayed and then was betrayed by its drivers in a three-day race, where as usual most things went wrong for the Italian team.
Finally, a picture is given of the rest of the standings with an emphasis on the in-form Sainz, the improved and consistently fast RBs and the Haas that found points in the finale.
