![]() ![]() “In this case, the gauge would not pass through at the inner section of the wing, but did at the outer section of the wing. The maximum gap is measured, in accordance with TD/011-19, by pushing an 85mm gauge against the gap with a maximum load of 10N (ten newtons.) If the gauge goes through then the car has failed the test. “When DRS is activated, which raises the upper element of the wing to a flatter position, the gap must be between 10mm and 85mm. When the DRS is not activated this gap must be between 10mm and 15mm. But instead it was his rear wing.īut FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer found in his post-session checks that the DRS (drag reduction system) on Hamilton’s Mercedes W12 car was not in compliance (max opening 85mm) with the rules.Ī hearing on Friday night was adjourned to Saturday so further evidence could be gathered, with Verstappen also being summoned to see the stewards for touching the rear wing of Hamilton’s car in parc ferme, breaching the International Sporting Code.Īhead of the Sprint event the stewards explained why they had handed the penalty to Hamilton: “In lay terms, there is a gap between the upper and lower parts of the rear wing. That margin raised many eyebrows and many thought Mercedes had given Hamilton a more powerful ‘trick’ engine. Using an illegal rear wing, Hamilton topped qualifying at Interlagos on Friday afternoon, beating title rival Max Verstappen by four-tenths of a second at the end of Q3. Lewis Hamilton has been excluded from Formula 1 qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix, resigning him to a back of the field start for Saturday’s sprint race. The officials felt the cheater rear wing was not done deliberately by the team, instead something went wrong, perhaps a part failed.īut regardless, Hamilton gained an advantage, and they had to disqualify him. Mercedes has confirmed that it will not appeal Hamilton’s disqualification. ![]()
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