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The FIA’s Technical Director has provided an insight into the processes in place that saw Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc disqualified from the United States Grand Prix.
FIA Technical Director Tim Goss has revealed that initially, only Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc’s cars were planned to be inspected at the United States Grand Prix. However, after finding non-compliance with skid blocks on both cars, Max Verstappen’s Red Bull and Lando Norris’ McLaren were also checked and passed. Hamilton expressed doubts about the validity of the checks, suggesting that over half the field was non-compliant. Goss explained that the inspection process involves disassembling part of the car and takes about half an hour per car. Considering the time it would take to check all cars, Goss believes it wouldn’t be acceptable for the results to be released several hours after the race.
Source: RacingNews 365
