Embarrassing disqualification of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc raises difficult questions for ScuderiaBefore the Formula One season began Lewis Hamilton had taken his motorhome to Ferrari’s Maranello factory, living alongside his new colleagues in order to bond with them and better learn their methodologies in an effort to make his transition into the Scuderia as seamless as possible. After he and his teammate, Charles Leclerc, were disqualified from Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix, he may have to consider taking up residence again, hands on as a rocked Ferrari deal with a disheartening opening to the season.Ferrari have never suffered a double disqualification before in the 75 years they have participated in F1, an embarrassment to which they held up their hands. They conceded that the skid block on the floor of Hamilton’s car had been worn 0.5mm below the limit, while Leclerc’s ride was 1kg below the minimum weight requirement. They said it was “genuine error” and a “mistake” the...
Ferrari faces a difficult period after both drivers were disqualified from the Chinese Grand Prix due to a "genuine error" regarding excessive wear on the car's skid block, a first in the team's 75 years in F1. The team admitted the mistake and will be under scrutiny to improve before the next race in Japan. The disqualification cost the team 18 points after a promising sprint race where Hamilton took pole and won.
