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George Russell has been disqualified from the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix after his car was found to be below the minimum weight required following the race. Russell was referred to the Stewards after his car weighed in below the 798 kg limit stipulated in article 4.1 of the FIA’s 2024 F1 Technical Regulations. “Car […]
Russell was disqualified from the race due to his car weighing below the 798 kg limit stipulated in the FIA’s 2024 F1 Technical Regulations. The Stewards made the decision to disqualify car 63, resulting in a shakeup of the race classification with Hamilton inheriting the win. Mercedes acknowledged the error in weighing the car, citing no mitigating circumstances. Despite a strong performance, Russell’s disqualification affected both his own championship position and Mercedes’ Constructors Championship push. Team Principal Toto Wolff accepted the mistake, apologized to Russell, and praised the team’s overall performance in the race.
