Vandoorne loses Valencia Formula E pole after tyre rules infringement
24 Apr 2021 Mercedes’ Stoffel Vandoorne has had all of his times deleted from qualifying for the Formula E Valencia E-Prix due to a tyre rules infringement. Mercedes’ Stoffel Vandoorne has had all of his times deleted from qualifying for the Formula E Valencia E-Prix due to a tyre rules infringement. The infringement means Vandoorne will be forced to start from 24th on the grid, handing da Costa pole for this afternoon’s Valencia E-Prix. The stewards ruled that Mercedes had breached article 3.2 of Formula E’s regulations, which states: “On the sidewall of each tyre, appropriate ide...