Monaco’s Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and Englishman Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) disqualified from the US Grand Prix The eighteenth Formula 1 World Championship takes place this Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.
Thus, the rest of the race moved up one place; Mexican Sergio “Checo” Perez finished fifth, but the sanction moved him up to fourth place.
This is how the podium ended even before the sanctions. Photo: Reuters.
Both Leclerc, who was sixth, and Hamilton, who finished second in the race behind Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull), were investigated unevenness of the flat bottom of their cars according to the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile), which finally confirmed his disqualification.
For this reason, the 29-year-old Sainz officially finished the test in third place, behind Verstappen and the Englishman Lando Norris (McLaren), who crossed the finish line in third position and moved up one.
Mexican Sergio Perez (Red Bull), 33, in fifth place, is finally fourth in the official classification.
The disqualification of Leclerc and Hamilton allowed two Williams drivers, Thai Alex Albon and American Logan Sargeant, who finished eleventh and twelfth, to score points: in the case of the North American debutant, for the first time in their careers. in F1.
Another effect of the sanction is that the Mexican Perez consolidates his position in second place in the championship. This is what the table looks like:
EFE.
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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