Lewis Hamilton’s Disqualification in Chinese Grand Prix explained

The second race of Lewis Hamilton, a Ferrari driver Ferrari driver began with the polar position, and a win in the F1 Sprint race in the Chinese Grand Prix.

Grand Prix ended with a disqualification with a disqualification, and after graduating from Hamilton after he finished his sixth.

After the competition, the technical delegations performed their own customs inspections, including the thickness of the skid plate under the SF-25 of the SF-25. According to a report from Jo Bauer, the FIA ​​F1 Technical Deymi:

Reachmost Skid, TD039 L, 1.2 b) i) was measured according to the presentation of the documents of the team’s legality. Measurements were drawn along a compatible area in three different points of the periphery (domestic arc). Written measurements were 8.6 mm (LHS), 8.6 mm (car center) and 8.5 mm (RH).

This is less than TR minimum thickness of less than 9 mm.

Document 80Technical Representative Report, can be fully read here:

The appeal to the racing managers resulted in a court hearing in China Grand Prix at 6:48 local time. During the hearing of Hamilton, the driver confirmed that the measurement was correct and all required procedures were properly conducted.

According to racing officials, the standard punishment for violation of Article 3.5.9 of FIA Formula 1 is the deprivation of technical regulations.

Here’s exactly the decision:

The 423 US is a discovery of what is happening in Hamilton in the Grand Prix. This afternoon Austin Hamilton second and Charles Leclerc – his current Ferrari teammate – the sixth ended.

However, both post-competition inspections were disqualified while discovered that the board was not in accordance with the technical rules.

In F1 cars, as an additional security element after the tragic death of Acron Senna in this wooden or “skid blocks” or “Skid Blocks”. They serve a two-layer: first to protect the chassis from damage to damage, the floor of the car, and touched the surface of the trace in high speeds and seconds to operate as a measure of security. The cars can help you measure very low, or very closely, the track surface.

Article 3.5.9 F1 Technical Rules Manages the “Wooden Assembly”. In particular, the Section of Hamilton is violated 3,5.9 (e), reads them as follows:

The thickness of the wooden congregation must be 10 mm ± 0.2mm to the lower surface, and should be unified when new. Minimum 9MM thickness will be adopted due to the dressing, and compliance with this provision will be inspected in the periphery of the designated holes.

As you can see, the board is required to be 10 millimeters. The rules of F1 allow you to wear a millimeter through a millimeter with tears and tears over the weekend. This will be considered to break something and car rules.

Hamilton has already been disqualified outside of this regulation.