Martin Brundle has pondered whether Lewis Hamilton’s late charge after his second pit stop in China contributed towards his post-race disqualification.
Hamilton took the chequered flag in sixth place at the Shanghai International Circuit, the Ferrari driver two seconds behind his team-mate Charles Leclerc, only for the team-mates to be disqualified after the Grand Prix.
Why did Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari suffer excessive skid block wear?
Hamilton’s SF-25 underfloor plank was found to have exceeded the permitted level of wear, resulting in the driver’s disqualification.
“The plank assembly of Car 44 was measured and found to be 8.6mm (LHS), 8.6mm (car centerline), and 8.5mm (RHS). This is below the minimum thickness of…