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Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc have been disqualified from the F1 United States Grand Prix after failing a post-race plank wear inspection. 

Mercedes and Ferrari believe the bumpy COTA track surface played its part in Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc being disqualified.

Post-race checks found that both drivers had cars that violated the Technical Regulations

The controversy came just seven hours after he lost out to Max Verstappen by two seconds. Both cars were subjected to random stop checks at the flag but Hamiltons vehicle was declared illegal.

There was a shock following the outcome of the United States Grand Prix, as Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was stripped of his P2 finish, while Charles Leclerc of Ferrari also lost his P6. But what caused the pair’s disqualifications, which rules did they break, and how did their teams respond?

Hours after the United States Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton were both disqualified from the race.

A new race classification following Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc’s shock disqualification from the United States Grand Prix has handed the Williams driver his first point

Looking at post-race checks, technical regulations, and more

United States Grand Prix - Hours after the race finished, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were disqualified from the results after technical inspections

Sergio Perez will start todays’ Qatar Grand Prix from the pit lane and is set to pick up a further penalty after Red Bull were found to have breached