Isack Hadjar has been disqualified from the qualifying classifications for the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix due to a technical infringement.
Hadjar struggled during qualifying in Miami, with a considerable gap between himself and teammate Max Verstappen.
Lining up a disappointing ninth, he faced an uphill struggle on race day to make up paces on-track, inclement weather adding to his woes.
But Hadjar’s efforts took another nosedive after the FIA disqualified the Frenchman for a technical infringement.
His RB22’s floorboard were found to be out of alignment by 2mm, enough to warrant an immediate disqualification.
Full decision from the stewards
“The Stewards heard from the team representatives of Car 6 (Isack Hadjar). They did not dispute the findings of the Technical Delegate that portions of the LHS and RHS floor boards were protruding 2mm out of the reference volume RV-FLOOR BOARD.
This is a breach of Article C3.5.5 of the FIA F1 Regulations and the usual consequences follow an admitted breach of the technical regulations.
Competitors are reminded that they have the right to appeal certain decisions of the Stewards, in accordance with Article 15 of the FIA International Sporting Code and Chapter 5 of the FIA Judicial and Disciplinary Rules, within the applicable time limits.
Decisions of the Stewards are taken independently of the FIA and are based solely on the relevant regulations, guidelines and evidence presented.”
Red Bull acknowledged the error, releasing a statement from CEO and Team Principal Laurent Mekies.
“We made a mistake and we respect the decision of the Stewards,” the statement read.
” No performance advantage was intended nor gained from this error. We will learn from this incident and assess our processes to understand how it occurred and to take steps to ensure it cannot happen again. As a team, we apologise to Isack, and to our fans and partners. We learn the hard way today but we will move forward. Now our focus is on converting yesterday’s encouraging showing into a strong race performance this afternoon.”
Hadjar’s disqualification will be a bitter pill to swallow, given Verstappen’s front row start.
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