Monegasque Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and English lewis hamilton (Mercedes) disqualified from the American Grand PrixThe eighteenth edition of the Formula 1 World Championship was held this Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin (Texas), so that the remaining participants advanced one place and the Spanish Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) rose to third place.
Both Leclerc, who finished sixth, and Hamilton, who finished second behind Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull), participated in the investigation. irregularities in flat feet The disqualification of their cars was finally approved by the FIA (Federation Internationale de l’Automobile).
Therefore, 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 place and took first place. 33-year-old Mexican Sergio Pérez (Red Bull), who took fifth place, came fourth in the official classification.
The disqualification of Leclerc and Hamilton meant that the two Williams drivers who finished eleventh and twelfth, Thailand’s Alex Albon and American Logan Sargeant, were eliminated. enter points: In the case of the American driver making his race debut, for the first time in his F1 career.