The sprint format, a spot of wind, a bumpy truck and some bad luck combined to spoil strong weekends for Mercedes and Ferrari.
AUSTIN, TX — When representatives from Mercedes and Ferrari were called to see the FIA stewards after Sunday’s United States Grand Prix, they knew their fate was sealed. Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc’s cars had both failed a post-race inspection during which officials found the skid plank on both chassis had worn down too much, putting them in breach of the technical regulations.
These were again chosen at random. It just so happened that two of the four were in breach. Had the FIA not checked the planks on Hamilton and Leclerc’s cars, both would have escaped detection and disqualification. Team representatives typically go into hearings with the stewards armed with all the arguments possible to escape sanction. On this occasion, there was little Mercedes or Ferrari could do.
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