The official Instagram account of Red Bull\u2019s sim racing team has poked fun at McLaren\u2019s double disqualification at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, offering some \u201cfriendly advice\u201d to its rival.<\/p>\n
Red Bull driver and reigning four-time world champion Max Verstappen collected his sixth victory of the F1 2025 season in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
Red Bull sim account pokes fun at double McLaren DSQ at Las Vegas Grand Prix<\/p>\n
McLaren pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri finished second and fifth respectively in the provisional classification.<\/p>\n
However, both drivers were disqualified from the official results following a post-race FIA investigation over excessive skid-block wear, a common hazard during F1\u2019s ground-effect era.<\/p>\n
The development could have significant repercussions in the title race with Piastri and Verstappen now level on 366 points, trailing Norris by 24 ahead of the final two races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n
Analysis: Las Vegas Grand Prix<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udc49\u00a0Las Vegas GP conclusions: Max spooks Norris, McLaren DSQ silver lining, Hamilton\u2019s Ferrari regret?<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\u00a0Winners and losers from the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix<\/a><\/p>\n Red Bull and McLaren have developed a bitter rivalry over recent years, with McLaren chief executive Zak Brown and former Red Bull boss Christian Horner famously not seeing eye to eye.<\/p>\n A new flashpoint came with the so-called \u2018tapegate\u2019 saga<\/a> at last month\u2019s United States Grand Prix, where Red Bull was fined\u00a0\u20ac50,000 after a team member re-entered the grid area after the formation lap had commenced.<\/p>\n It soon emerged that the unnamed Red Bull employee had attempted to interfere with a strip of tape left by McLaren on the pit wall to act as a visual marker for Norris on the grid.<\/p>\n And Red Bull has wasted no time making fun of McLaren\u2019s disqualification in Las Vegas, with its sim racing team posting a short clip to social media.<\/p>\n The video \u2013 entitled \u2018How Not To Get A DQ\u2026\u2019 \u2013 shows footage of the car setup screen of F1 video game with the front and rear ride heights moved to the maximum possible level.<\/p>\n The clip, which has been \u2018liked\u2019 by more than 100,000 times on Instagram at the time of writing, has the accompanying caption: \u201cJust a bit of friendly advice.\u201d<\/p>\n The official account of the EA Sports F1 game was among those to reply to the post, commenting: \u201cWe do not endorse this savagery (funny tho).\u201d<\/p>\n The clip has emerged after Calum Nicholas, the former Red Bull mechanic who now acts as a team ambassador, also hinted at being amused by McLaren\u2019s fate in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n In a post to social media early on Monday morning, Nicholas wrote: \u201cI\u2019ve held back so many jokes today because I\u2019m making a concerted effort to be a grown up professional.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s fine\u2026 but not as much fun.\u201d<\/p>\n More on Red Bull Racing and McLaren from PlanetF1.com<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49 Red Bull news<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49 McLaren news<\/a><\/p>\n