Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were both keen to move on quickly after being disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix, losing more ground to Max Verstappen in the title race.

Norris started on pole in Sin City but was overtaken by Verstappen on the first turn and ultimately crossed the line in a distant second, with Piastri in fourth.

However, both drivers were subsequently disqualified due to technical breaches, with excessive skid-block wear taking both cars below the minimum thickness required.

Instead of being 30 points clear of his team-mate at the top of the drivers' championship standings, Norris now holds a 24-point advantage with two races remaining, with Verstappen drawing level with Piastri in joint-second.

McLaren apologised to their drivers after the race, while noting that "there was no deliberate attempt to circumvent the regulations, and mitigating circumstances also existed."

But with a sprint weekend in Qatar to come before the season finale in Abu Dhabi, both drivers know they cannot afford to dwell on Saturday's result, with 58 points to race for.

"A frustrating end to today. We had to do some managing towards the end of the race and now we know it was due to some issues with our car, which have unfortunately resulted in us being disqualified," Norris said.

"It’s frustrating to lose so many points. As a team, we're always pushing to find as much performance as we can, and we clearly didn't get that balance right today. 

"Nothing I can do will change that now. Instead, our full focus switches to Qatar, where we'll aim to go out and deliver the best possible performance in every session."

Piastri echoed those sentiments, saying: "With how close the grid is, we're always looking at where we can gain performance, and we didn't get it right this time. 

"We now need to reset, refocus and push to get the best points possible in the final two rounds, both tracks that we've been strong at previously."

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Norris was asked to slow down on the final two laps of the race over team radio and almost surrendered his position to George Russell, with McLaren officials unwilling to detail the issue that was affecting his car at that point.

Piastri, meanwhile, cast doubt upon his title chances even before the disqualifications were confirmed, saying: "Obviously, I need more now.

"I'm just going into the next two weeks trying to be as prepared as I can and have the best weekends I can.

"It would be nice to get some good results on the board to finish the year. The championship picture is what it is. We'll see what I can do."