Change data in Formula 1! THE Lewis Hamilton was punished for the irregularity that existed in DRS of his car from Mercedes, with the FIA deciding to cancel his time and exclude him from the trials.
The FIA technician, Joe Bauer, had detected an irregularity in W12, where with the DRS open, had a distance between the two fins greater than 85mm as defined by its regulations F1.
Which means that Hamilton to today Sprint Race of 24 rounds will start from the last position, with Max Ferstappen in turn to start from the pole position. This seems very likely to play a key role in the title fight, with Ferstappen currently leading Hamilton by 19 points.
It is reminded that o Hamilton for tomorrow’s Brazilian Grand Prix … he also carries the penalty of five seats for the change in the engine of his Mercedes, while earlier it became known that the Max Ferstappen was fined 50 thousand euros for what happened after the end of yesterday’s qualifying tests.
Note here that if the Ferstappen increase the difference in 26 or more points after tomorrow’s Grand Prix, then he will have the opportunity to win the title of champion if he wins in Qatar next Sunday.
BREAKING: Lewis Hamilton is disqualified from Friday’s qualifying session for a technical infringement related to the DRS system#BrazilGP ???? # F1 pic.twitter.com/zjgQ4WlArN
– Formula 1 (@ F1) November 13, 2021
?? URGENT@LewisHamilton was disqualified and will start last in the sprint race this Saturday https://t.co/26K7XQyf79 #F1noGP #BrazilGP
– Grand Prize (@grandepremio) November 13, 2021
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