Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc face disqualification risk after failing plank wear check at F1 US GP
A report f🐼rom FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer revealed that the floor wear on both Hamilton’s Mercedes and Leclerc’s Ferrari was found not to be in compliance with F1’s technical regulations.
The matteౠr has been passed on to the stewards✱.
“A physical floor and a plank wear inspec🐻tion was carried out on car numbers 16 and𝓰 44,” Bauer noted.
“The skids lo๊cated in the area -825 ≥ XR ≥ - 1025 are found to be not in compliance with Article 3.5.9 e) of the 2023 Formula One Technical Regulations.
“I am refer🐈ring this m🍃ater to the stewards for their consideration.”
Such an issue usually 💦results in a disqualification.
A Mercedes team representative has been called before the stewards atꦬ 6pm local time (12pm midnight UK).
Ferrari, meanwhile, will vis🎉it the stewards 15 minutes late🙈r.
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