For Ferrari, when it rains, it pours: the FIA introduced this morning in Suzuka that the 2 Ferrari vehicles had been randomly chosen after the Chinese GP to endure probably the most in-depth technical checks that Jo Bauer’s workforce conducts after each race, selecting two vehicles from the highest ten finishers.
With Charles Leclerc, who completed fifth, and Lewis Hamilton, sixth, the FIA ordered that the 2 Ferraris (#16 and #44) be checked to make sure they complied with the principles governing pit stops and associated management techniques, as outlined in Technical Directive TD022. Given the way in which the Chinese language weekend ended, it might need appeared like an additional burden on the Maranello workforce, which had already suffered the disqualification of the 2 vehicles, however the Worldwide Federation follows procedures that had been determined earlier.
An announcement posted on the Suzuka discover board and the FIA’s web site confirmed that each SF-25s have been absolutely compliant with the F1 2025 Technical Rules. And naturally, this was to be anticipated, for the reason that two vehicles had been faraway from the Chinese language classification within the meantime.
As is now well-known, Ferrari endured the humiliation of each Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc’s disqualifications for various causes: the Monegasque’s SF-25 was discovered to be 1 kg underweight (799 kg as an alternative of 800), whereas the seven-time world champion’s automobile had worn-out skid plates in any respect three verification factors (8.6 mm on the entrance, 8.5 mm within the middle, and eight.6 mm on the rear), exceeding the allowed put on by 1 mm on the ten mm thick wood desk.
It might have been surprising if there had been something uncommon within the extra in-depth checks as effectively: it should be reiterated that Ferrari made severe misjudgments within the evaluation of the vehicles (one thing that has by no means occurred within the historical past of the workforce), however they did not attempt to cheat, sustaining good religion.
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