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Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc have both been disqualified from the United States Grand Prix. Following the race in Austin, their cars were inspected post-race and irregularities were spotted by the FIA Technical team after a plank wear inspection was carried out.
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.
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 Hamilton's 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?