2023-10-23 01:53:22
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) were disqualified from the US Grand Prix and therefore lost their positions 2 and 6!
The FIA commissioners Dennis Dean (USA), Derek Warwick (Great Britain), Andrew Mallalieu (Barbados) and Felix Holter (Germany) had no other choice – the Mercedes of seven-time world champion Hamilton and five-time GP winner Leclerc is undergoing routine testing failed following a Grand Prix.
The Englishman’s Mercedes W14 and the Monegasque’s Ferrari SF-23 had the same reason for disqualification: the floor plate on the cars did not comply with the technical regulations in accordance with Article 3.5.9.
The rules describe on two pages and in 23 sections what such a floor plate must be like. Crucial point at the Circuit of the Americas near Austin (Texas): The plate must be ten millimeters thick across the entire surface (with a tolerance of 0.2 millimeters) when it is new; one millimeter is considered acceptable sanding following use.
However, the plates on the Mercedes and Ferrari were more worn, a result of the undulating track and the additional use of the car following the GP qualifying in sprint qualifying and in the sprint, then in the race.
Since a Formula 1 racing car in sprint format is placed under so-called parc fermé conditions following free training, i.e. no parts can be changed, Mercedes and Ferrari were unable to do anything to combat the excessive wear of the plate. Unless they swapped him – which would have required a start from the pit lane.
According to the FIA, Mercedes and Ferrari have accepted the verdict and there will be no objections to it.
The mess means that Lando Norris moves up to second with McLaren and Carlos Sainz is now third in the Ferrari. Behind him Pérez is now in fourth place, Russell fifth, Gasly sixth, Stroll seventh, Tsunoda eighth, Albon ninth for Williams, and Logan Sargeant gets his first championship point by excluding Hamilton and Leclerc!
USA-GP, Circuit of the Americas
01. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull, 56 Runden in 1:35:21,362 h
02. Lando Norris (GB), McLaren, +10.730
03. Carlos Sainz (E), Ferrari, +15,134
04. Sergio Pérez (MEX), Red Bull Racing, +18,460
05. George Russell (GB), Mercedes, +24,999
06. Pierre Gasly (F), Alpine, +47,996
07. Lance Stroll (CDN), Aston Martin, + 48,696
08. Yuki Tsunoda (J), AlphaTauri, +1:14,385 min
09. Alex Albon (T), Williams, +1:26,714
10. Logan Sargeant (USA), Williams, +1:27,998
11. Nico Hülkenberg (D), Haas, +1:29.904
12. Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Alfa Romeo, +1:38,601
13. Guanyu Zhou (RCH), Alfa Romeo, +1 Runde
14. Kevin Magnussen (DK), Haas, +1 Round
15. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS), AlphaTauri, +1 lap
Out
Fernando Alonso (E), Aston Martin, damage to the underbody
Oscar Piastri (AUS), McLaren, collision damage
Esteban Ocon (F), Alpine, collision damage
Disqualified
Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes
Charles Leclerc (MC), Ferrari
World Championship standings (following 18 of 22 Grand Prix, including 5 of 6 sprints)
driver
01. Verstappen 466 points
02. Pérez 240
03. Hamilton 201
04. Alonso 183
05. Sainz 171
06. Norris 159
07. Leclerc 151
08. Russell 143
09. Plates 83
10. Gasly 56
11. Gasly 52
11. Stroll 53
12. Ocon 44
13. Albon 25
14. Bottas 10
15. Hulkenberg 9
16. Tsunoda 8
17. Zhou 6
18. Magnussen 3
19. Lawson 2
20. Sargeant 1
21. De Vries 0
22. Ricciardo 0
Constructors’ Cup
01. Red Bull Racing 706 Punkte
02. Mercedes 344
03. Ferrari 322
04. McLaren 242
05. Aston Martin 236
06. Alpine 100
07. Williams 26
08. Alfa Romeo 16
09. Haas 12
10. AlphaTauri 10
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