Last Updated: October 23, 2023, 09:25 IST
(From left) Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc. (AP Photo)
The disqualification got here following a listening to that happened roughly 4 hours after Max Verstappen powered to victory in Sunday’s race.
Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc have been each disqualified from Sunday’s US Grand Prix after their automobiles failed put up-race inspections.
Former world champion Hamilton had completed second behind Max Verstappen in Austin whereas Leclerc got here in sixth.
Both drivers noticed these outcomes scratched, nevertheless, after a technical crew discovered extreme put on of their automobiles ground planks.
The disqualification got here following a listening to that happened roughly 4 hours after Verstappen, who has already clinched the motive force’s championship, powered to victory in Sunday’s race.
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An announcement by motorsport’s governing physique, the FIA, mentioned each groups had acknowledged the findings of the inspection report, stating that the irregularities have been probably attributable to the bumpy observe and the tight turnaround for Sunday’s race after Saturday’s dash.
“The Stewards note that the onus is on the competitor to ensure that the car is in compliance with the regulations at all times during an event… therefore the standard penalty for a breach of the technical regulations is imposed,” the assertion mentioned.
Hamilton’s disqualification means McLaren’s Lando Norris was promoted to second, with Leclerc’s Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz, who completed fourth, bumped to 3rd.
Mercedes driver George Russell moved as much as fifth from seventh following Leclerc’s disqualification.
Verstappen was booed through the race by a bit of the gang however he appeared to haven’t seen that.
“Starting in P6, the whole race I was struggling a lot with the brakes so I couldn’t really have the same feeling as yesterday,” he mentioned. “So that definitely made my race a bit tougher out there.
“Here you can see it was very close at the end and with the back-markers, and the tyres already going, it makes it all a bit more difficult. Of course, you don’t want to destroy the tyres, but at the same time I was struggling a lot on the braking so it took quite a while to at least find a bit of a middle way,” he added.
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – AFP)
