Hamilton and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc were disqualified found too much wear on plank underneath car.
LEWIS HAMILTON HAS been disqualified from second place in Sunday’s United States Grand Prix for driving an illegal car.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who finished sixth, was disqualified for the same breach following Sunday’s 56-lap race at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas. Advertisement Mercedes’ sporting director Ron Meadows, trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin and reliability chief Richard Lane were summoned to fight Hamilton’s corner with the FIA’s four stewards – which included former British driver Derek Warwick – at 6pm local time .
“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.”