P1racenews AI automatic summary:
FIA originally only planned to check Hamilton and Leclerc’s planks at F1 US GP
Hamilton and Leclerc were excluded from the race in Austin because their underfloor planks were worn beyond the allowed limit. The FIA only checked four cars in total, which led to speculation about whether more cars should have been examined. Hamilton claimed that sources told him many other cars were found to be illegal but were not checked. The FIA’s technical director, Tim Goss, revealed that originally they only intended to check Hamilton and Leclerc’s cars. They expanded the checks to two more cars (Verstappen and Norris) to determine if there was a systemic issue. Checking all cars would have been time-consuming and impractical, according to Goss and Williams’ head of vehicle performance, Dave Robson.
Source: motorsport
