Lewis Hamilton has been excluded from the results of Friday's qualifying session in Sao Paulo following Mercedes' breach of the technical regulations over a DRS issue. Hamilton had set the pace in yesterday's afternoon session that set the grid order for todays sprint race. But FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer referred the Mercedes team to the stewards after Hamilton's rear wing and DRS element was found to be not in conformity with the regulations. In Bauer's post-session check, it was noted that the gap between the two rear wing lower and upper planes exceeded the authorized maximum 85mm when DRS was open. Read also: Verstappen fined 50,000 for parc fermé breach The same check was...
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