Simplex posted:

Mexican fans prefer homophobic slurs and throwing bottles of piss rather than booing I think.

Arc Hammer posted:

I'm annoyed at AM for how badly they've hosed their car in the back half of the season. I can blame Lance for a lot of poo poo he deserves to suffer for but the engineers really dropped the ball as well.

Toe Rag posted:

Yeah lol that’s how he won in 2021 as well.

Cimber posted:

haha, love the people chanting 'lando lando'

Khablam posted:

The second round of more aggressive booing was for the much hated Greg Abbott.

Arc Hammer posted:

Boo-ernie Collins where are you.

quote:

A physical floor and a plank wear inspection was carried out on car numbers 16 and 44.
The skids located in the area -825 ≥ XR ≥ - 1025 are found to be not in compliance with Article 3.5.9
e) of the 2023 Formula One Technical Regulations.

Red Warrior posted:

Ricciardo apparently ended up with a big chunk of debris stuck in his front wing, floor damage and a busted brake duct.

Centusin posted:

Ferrari were cheating with leclerc and still managed to go backwards

Custard Undies posted:

Still set the fastest lap!

Get that man into a Redbull!

ArmedZombie posted:

Yuki set fastest lap.

ArmedZombie posted:

the meltdowns are going to be glorious

Nick Soapdish posted:

An American gets points at the USGP

Horn posted:

Ham dq'd

https://twitter.com/ChrisMedlandF1/status/1716247792568369605

quote:

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc have both been disqualified from the United States Grand Prix. Following the race in Austin, their cars were inspected post-race and irregularities were spotted by the FIA Technical team after a plank wear inspection was carried out.

The Delegate’s Report stated that: “The skids located in the area -825 ≥ XR ≥ - 1025 are found to be not in compliance with Article 3.5.9 e) of the 2023 Formula One Technical Regulations.”

As such, both were immediately referred to the stewards.

Hamilton had finished a brilliant second, harrying the triumphant Max Verstappen all the way to the line. He had been running a new floor at this event, Mercedes bringing their last major upgrade package of the year to Austin.

Leclerc crossed the line in sixth, fractions of a second ahead of the second Mercedes of George Russell after falling back in the late stages on the less favoured one-stop strategy.

AUSTIN, TEXAS - OCTOBER 21: Second placed Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes talks with
Both Mercedes and Ferrari can opt to appeal the decision
Both teams sent a representative to speak to the stewards, stating that "the high wear on the skid pads was probably a result of the unique combination of the bumpy track and the Sprint race schedule that minimized the time to set up and check the car before the race."

However, the Stewards noted that "the onus is on the competitor to ensure that the car is in compliance with the regulations at all times during an event. In this particular case, the rear skid in the area defined in the Technical Delegate’s report was outside of the thresholds outlined in Article 3.5.9 e) of the FIA Formula One Technical Regulations, which includes a tolerance for wear."

The disqualification moves Norris up to second and promotes Carlos Sainz to the podium places. Sergio Perez moves to fourth and extends his lead over Hamilton in the fight for second in the drivers’ championship.

Russell jumps from seventh to fifth, Pierre Gasly to sixth and Lance Stroll to seventh. Yuki Tsunoda was eighth, with the Japanese racer also grabbing the bonus point for fastest lap on a good day for AlphaTauri.

It also means that Williams score with both cars, Alex Albon inheriting ninth place and Logan Sargeant grabbing his first F1 point with P10 on home soil.

Rinkles posted:

how does this virtually never happen, and then there's two cases in one race?

Sunk Dunk posted:

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:

I see that Sir Lewis Hamilton (pbuh) won the Moral Lenovo United States Grand Prix this weekend, glad to see the sport is finally turning around. Also Lewis is the only driver doing selfies with the F1 Academy. The best driver.