Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc are both at risk of being disqualified from the United States Grand Prix due to excessive wear of their cars’ floor planks.
The Mercedes driver had finished a close second to Max Verstappen while Leclerc committed to a one-stop strategy and faded from pole position to finish sixth, but the pair could lose those results after failing post-race technical checks.
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FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer carried out a physical floor and a plank wear inspection, and noted that the skids in the middle of the plank — that is located in the center of the floor under the car — was not in compliance with the technical regulations on both cars.
The matter has been referred to the stewards, with disqualification the usual penalty for a breach of technical regulations.
Should both cars be disqualified, multiple drivers would be promoted including Logan Sargeant from 12th to 10th for his first point in Formula 1.