After being disqualified, Hamilton lashed out against Formula 1 and denounced: ‘Many cars would not have been legal’

Louis HamiltonMercedes star, and Charles Leclercof Ferrari, were disqualified from the United States Grand Prix Formula 1 Which happened on Sunday in Austin, after their cars failed post-race inspections. The former world champion finished second behind him Max Verstappen (Red Bull), while Monajesco ranked sixth. This prompted the British driver to fire at the FIA, the body that governs the highest category of motorsport.

In an interview with the Spanish website AS, after the news broke, Lewis expressed his great annoyance about how car analysis was conducted in Formula 1: “I heard from various sources that many other cars were not legal, but they did not check them. So… “I’ve been in Formula 1 for 16 years and there have been many occasions where people have run away because of one thing or another.

Hamilton, who has been champion of this category seven times, stressed that this must change in order for the sport to become fairer: “The structure has to be fairer to make sure who did well and who did not. I also raced in Austin, the roughest track on Launching, perhaps a simple solution for them would be to let us change the flooring, especially when we haven’t been able to touch the car since Friday.”

It’s been some time International Automobile Federation It has stopped inspecting all cars completely, and instead now performs random checks on vehicle parts. Therefore, serendipity can benefit some teams. In this case, the losers were Leclerc and Hamilton, but the Briton is convinced that if everyone had been analysed, there would have been more disqualifications.

How do authorities choose cars to check? Sports supervisors select cars at random. German Joe Power He is the FIA ​​technical delegate for Grand Prix racing and is responsible alongside a team of technical supervisors. The criterion used is through the analysis carried out during the race and if they see any striking performance, strange movement, missing part of the aerodynamics or any other element that catches their attention. In technical verifications, other items such as fuel samples, engine oil, steering wheel, weight, MGU-K (converts braking energy into electrical energy), MGU-K (utilizes engine gases to generate electrical energy), batteries, brakes, ailerons and flaps are also analysed. (aerodynamic accessories), software, etc.

Regarding the race, the Mercedes driver expressed his regret for his second place, as in his opinion he was close to winning: “Honestly, If we had got the strategy right, I think I would have been in a position to win. It doesn’t matter, because then it happened. But I’m fine, it’s been a few years and I’ve enjoyed the process of getting back into this position. In these races also we come close because they did not develop the car, and it was logical that at some point we would catch up with them. “The important thing now is to make sure we don’t start again next season in 1.5 seconds.”

deprivation of Hamilton It came after a hearing that took place about four hours later Verstappen, who became a three-time world champion two weeks ago in Qatar, took victory in Sunday’s race. The FIA ​​said in a statement that both teams acknowledged the findings of the inspection report and that the violations were likely due to the bumpy track and the short time period between Sunday’s race and Saturday’s sprint race.