The race marshals overturned the result of the race in Austin, and Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were disqualified after the United States Grand Prix of Formula 1. The Briton from Mercedes responded promptly to the decision.
Lewis Hamilton says it was a good weekend despite the suspension
Hamilton (second) and Leclerc (sixth) were disqualified after measurements taken by stewards at the end of the Austin Grand Prix.
The single-seaters of the two failed the measurements, and the decision was harsh: disqualification. Thus, they lost the points earned in the United States Grand Prix in Formula 1.
BREAKING: Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc disqualified from 2023 US Grand Prix due to technical infringement#F1 #USGP pic.twitter.com/HHNlf5urLW
— Formula 1 (@F1) October 23, 2023
Multiple world champion Hamilton said, among other things, that while he was disappointed with the stewards’ decision, he wanted to take only positives from this weekend.
Lewis talks about the challenges of the race weekend, which includes a sprint race, but ultimately says he is happy with the new package (upgrades) presented by Mercedes at the US Grand Prix.
“Of course it’s disappointing (that I wasn’t disqualified after finishing second), but it doesn’t affect the progress I made this weekend” – Lewis Hamilton.
“In the end, all this doesn’t matter anymore. Others have done right where we have gone wrong. We can’t play by the rules. We have to keep our heads up, learn and come back stronger next weekend” – Toto Wolffhead of the Mercedes team.
The decision will see Lando Norris (McLaren – 3rd) move up to 2nd in the US standings and Carlos Sainz (Scuderia Ferrari – 4th) move up to 3rd.
In addition, Sergio Perez will climb 4th, George Russell 5th, Pierre Gasly 6th, Lance Stroll 7th and Yuki Tsunoda 8th.
What does the drivers’ standings look like after the disqualifications of Hamilton and Leclerc
1 Max Verstappen (RedBull) 466 points / champion
2 Sergio Perez (Red Bull) 240
3 Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 201
4 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) 183
5 Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) 171
6 Lando Norris (McLaren) 159
7. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 151
8 George Russell (Mercedes) 143
9 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 83
10 Pierre Gasly (Alpisky) 56.
Rating of builders of the US deputy
1 Red Bull 706 points / champion
2 Mercedes 344s
3 Ferrari 322s
4 McLaren 242
5 Aston Martin 236
6 Alpine 100
7 Williams 26
8 Alfa Romeo 16
9 Haas 12
10 Alpha Tauri 10.
Formula 1 season calendar for 2023
March 5: Bahrain – victory for Max Verstappen
March 19: Saudi Arabia – victory for Sergio Perez
April 2: Australia – victory for Max Verstappen
April 30: Azerbaijan / Baku – Winner Sergio Perez
May 7: Miami – victory for Max Verstappen
May 21: Emilia-Romagna / Imola – CANCELED
May 28: Monaco/Monte Carlo – victory for Max Verstappen
June 4: Spain / Barcelona – winner Max Verstappen
June 18: Canada / Montreal – winner Max Verstappen
July 2: Austria / Spielberg – victory of Max Verstappen
July 9: Great Britain / Silverstone – victory for Max Verstappen
July 23: Hungary / Hungaroring – Winner Max Verstappen
July 30: Belgium / Spa-Francorchamps – victory of Max Verstappen
August 27: Netherlands / Zandvoort – Winner Max Verstappen
September 3: Italy / Monza – winner Max Verstappen
September 17: Singapore / Marina Bay – Victor Carlos Sainz
September 24: Japan / Suzuka – victory of Max Verstappen
October 8: Qatar / Losail – victory of Max Verstappen
October 22: USA/Austin – victory of Max Verstappen
October 29: Mexico / Mexico City
November 5: Brazil / Sao Paulo
November 18: Las Vegas
November 26: Abu Dhabi / Yas Marina.
Source: Hot News
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