Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc have been disqualified from the F1 United States Grand Prix after failing a post-race plank wear inspection.
Both were referred to the stewards by FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer, who found the “skids” on the underside of Hamilton and Leclerc’s cars not to be “in compliance with Article 3.5.9 e) of the 2023 Formula 1 technical regulations”.
The stewards deemed that a rule breach had occurred and subsequently excluded both drivers from the race result, meaning Hamilton has been stripped of his P2 finish behind race-winner Max Verstappen, while Leclerc is demoted from sixth.
Lando Norris is now classified second, with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz completing the podium in third.
Sergio Perez moves up to fourth place, with George Russell fifth, Pierre Gasly sixth, Lance Stroll seventh, Yuki Tsunoda eighth and Alex Albon ninth.
Logan Sargeant has been promoted up to 10th, handing the American rookie his his first F1 point at his home race.
The FIA’s scrutineering document revealed that checks were also carried out on Verstappen and Norris’ cars, but they were found to be in conformity.
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