The US Grand Prix was full of twists and turns. In addition to the spectacle seen on the track, where he won as always Verstappen, what happened after the race made even more of a stir. Following an analysis by the FIA delegate Bauer on the cars of Hamilton and Leclerc, it was discovered that both pilots had encountered excessive wear of the plank, which must not be less than 9 mm. Following this analysis, both drivers - who had finished in second and sixth position respectively - they were disqualified from the US GP.
Ioverno explains the reason for Leclerc's disqualification
The question, however, arises spontaneously: what is the reason that wore out Leclerc's plank so much, leading to his disqualification from the US GP? To give an explanation, through the Scuderia's social networks, is the sporting director of Ferrari Diego Igovernment"The regulation is clear. It states that, as soon as the race is over, there are precise measures that must be respected for the lower part of the car. We are talking about the component used to protect the single-seater when there is contact with the asphalt. In the post-race checks of the US GP, our car was a few tenths below the minimum threshold. Few, but enough to allow the sports commissioners to disqualify us, as required by the regulations".
Ioverno: “We had already raised the car in FP1”
Once the dynamics had been explained, Ioverno wanted to talk about it the real reason behind Leclerc's disqualification at the US GP"We knew it could be a problem. For this during FP1 we preferred to raise the car and we thought everything could be good. There is no point in hiding that we believe that too the wind may have had an impact, changing direction and increasing intensity. All this led to our car not being legal at the end of the race".
“We couldn't have done more”
A decision, that of disqualification, of which Ferrari takes note, knowing that – as admitted by Ioverno – nothing more could be done: “We couldn't have done much more. In hindsight we can think that we could have raised the car even more, but we would have completely lost performance. The important thing, however, is to try to optimize our performance: at the end of the race, in fact, we finished on the podium with Sainz and gained some points on Mercedes and McLaren, who are our main rivals at the moment".
