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Eight months later, the Georgia Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal, and the disqualification stood.

Norris conceded that his disqualification in Las Vegas had hurt, but said he and the team had dealt with it and moved on.

McLaren say the problem that caused the disqualification of both their cars from the Las Vegas Grand Prix was a concern from the beginning of the race.

Skandalakis, executive director of the nonpartisan agency Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia, appointed himself to the case after Willis' disqualification and when other state prosecutors declined to take the case.

The disqualification means that Norris is now 24 points ahead of both Piastri and Verstappen going into the penultimate race of the season in Qatar next weekend, which includes a sprint.