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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff doesn’t regret how his team handled last weekend’s United States Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton was disqualified for a technical infringement.
Hamilton lost his second place finish at the Circuit of the Americas due to excessive wear on the plank underneath his car, leading to disqualification. This was not an isolated incident, as Charles Leclerc also faced the same outcome. Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, stated that they would make the same decision again, even if it meant disqualification, as the performance was worth it compared to finishing in a distant third. Wolff also revealed that their new floor upgrade contributed to the wear, due to increased downforce. He further supported Hamilton’s claim that multiple teams would have been disqualified if their cars had been checked, as other teams admitted to being under the limit set by the FIA.
Source: Crash
