FIA disqualifies Haas F1 from Monaco qualifying!
After a hectic classification Monaco Grand Prix 2024 Formula 1The FIA released a statement leaving the decision on the result of the two Haas team cars in the hands of the stewards after they discovered a technical pattern in the DRS, and it said: “Adjustable positions were tested on the upper rear wing element on cars number 20 and 27 . Adjustable elements exceeded the maximum allowable 85 mm on both vehicles.
“As this does not comply with Article 3.10.10 h) of the regulations, I am referring this matter to the stewards for consideration,” it said.
And after studying the situation, the stewards decided that both Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg would be disqualified from the sessionThis would mean that they would have to start from the pit lane at the Monte Carlo circuit.
“The Stewards heard from the MoneyGram Haas F1 Team, the FIA Technical Delegate, the FIA Single Seat Director and the FIA Single Seat Technical Director on the report received from the Technical Delegate (Document 33). about non-compliance with the article
3.10.10 of the Technical Regulations of Formula 1 (“Technical Regulations”),” the statement said. “The Technical Delegate, upon inspection, found that the adjustable positions of the rear wing upper element exceeded the maximum permitted by Article 3.10.10.h. Technical regulations for 85 mm.”
“The team explained that this was due to an unintentional error on their part when adjusting the aileron flap distance. The wing used was a new design, first used in Monaco. The old design was brought into compliance with the regulations.” The greatest distance was measured from the center of the wing. The new design had the greatest spacing at the wingtips, but the team did not train its mechanics to adjust the spacing to match the new design, resulting in a discrepancy. “.
“The team sincerely admitted their mistake. The wing otherwise complied with the Technical Regulations and the FIA technical team confirmed that it was satisfied with the team’s explanation for the error.
Taking into account the violation of the regulations, we will disqualify cars 27 and 20 from the classification.”
This means that everyone who was behind gained position, including Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez, who were eliminated in the first quarter and thus They will start Sunday’s race from 14th and 16th place respectively..
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