Having fallen just 2.2 seconds behind Austin race winner Max Verstappen, Mercedes racer Hamilton plus sixth-placed Leclerc were then thrown out for running with excessively worn floor planks. They had contravened the FIA Technical Regulations which states that the plank assembly measured at designated holes can only wear by 1mm down to 9mm across a weekend. With their rear skids deemed illegal, the standard exclusion penalty for a technical breach was applied.
It appears to be the case that Mercedes and Ferrari simply got theirs wrong. Perfection versus pragmatism While the FIA can count on data relating to oscillations plus onboard footage to identify potential non-compliant cars, the potential issue is that of the 17 finishers, 13 cars were not checked for their floors. That necessarily means there is a chance, however remote, that one or more might have finished with a plank that had illegally worn excessively.
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