Mercedes says the two-centimetre jump-start that earned Andrea Kimi Antonelli a five-second penalty in Las Vegas was not caused by driver error. Despite the setback, the 19-year-old recovered from 17th to finish third through precise tyre management and a bold early-stop strategy.
Lando Norris concedes McLaren is “on the back foot” for the US GP after both cars were taken out in the sprint, leaving the team without critical setup data and facing an unpredictable main race.



