Lewis Hamilton disqualified for technical irregularities
Lewis Hamilton will start today's qualifying sprint race for the Sao Paulo GP from the last place, or from the pits, as he was disqualified from the qualifying training classification due to the back wing, which did not comply with the technical regulations. The Briton will therefore start the sprint race from last place, and Sunday's race will start five places lower than today's ranking, as he replaced the powertrain on Friday. The rear wings consist of a fixed and movable part that opens when the DRS system is activated. The distance between the elements is prescribed in the rules. When the DRS is deactivated, the distance between the elements must be 10 to 15 mm. Hamilton's wings successfully withstood that. However, there was a complication with the upper element when it is open, as the distance between the elements must be between 10 and 85mm.