The FIA have opened up about their process which led to Lewis Hamilton’s disqualification from the F1 United States Grand Prix.
The Mercedes driver impressed with a podium finish but he and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc were later DQ’d by the FIA after their post-race checks uncovered excessive plank wear underneath their cars.
The FIA have now jumped to clarify how, and why, the process works which resulted in Hamilton and Leclerc’s disqualifications. “This means that, from their perspective, any part of the car could be checked at any time, and the consequences for non-compliance with the Technical Regulations can be severe.“The FIA’s F1 technical team has a wealth of experience, as well as data from a plethora of sources and sensors that help inform decisions on what aspects of compliance might be checked.
“This is why the process of randomly selecting a number of cars for post-race scrutineering across various aspects of the regulations is so valuable.
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