While they finished in second and sixth position respectively during the United States Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were ultimately both disqualified, due to the floor of their car, deemed non-compliant. Before this announcement, Max Verstappen had criticized the quality of the tarmac at the Austin circuit, which could be an explanation.
Charles Leclerc et Lewis Hamilton experienced a United States Grand Prix full of twists and turns. The first started from pole position, but ultimately finished in sixth place, while the second managed to climb to the second step of the podium. But a few hours after the end of the race, the drivers of Ferrari et Mercedes were ultimately disqualified.
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“It looks like it’s more suited to a rally car”
Charles Leclerc et Lewis Hamilton were sanctioned following inspections of their cars which revealed an irregularity in their floors. The reason could come from the quality of the tarmac. Before the announcement of their disqualification, Max Verstappen had strongly criticized the quality of the Austin circuit: “ At the moment it looks like it’s more suited to a rally car “, declared the three-time world champion of Red Bullin comments relayed by Nextgen-Auto.
“I don’t think it’s at F1 level”
« The circuit needs to be reworked and redone. I jump and bounce on it. In an F1 car you probably don’t see it as much, because of course we’re glued to the ground thanks to the downforce, but the bumps and jumps we have in certain places, it’s way too much. I don’t think it’s at F1 level. I love this circuit, honestly the layout is amazing, but we really need new tarmac “, added Max Verstappen.
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