Alex Albon has misplaced eighth place on the grid on the Dutch Grand Prix after his Williams automobile was discovered to not be compliant with the technical laws.
Williams introduced a significant improve to Zandvoort that included an entire new ground — comprising ground physique, ground fences and ground edge — in addition to diffuser, sidepods, engine cowl and the central air consumption. It’s the ground that caught the eye of the FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer, who said, “The ground physique was discovered to lie exterior the regulatory quantity talked about in [the technical regulations],” and referred the matter to the stewards.
After a listening to involving Williams personnel, Albon’s automobile was excluded from the qualifying outcomes.
“The staff didn’t dispute the calibration of the FIA measuring system and the measurement of the automobile, however said that their very own measurements have produced completely different outcomes.
“The stewards decide that the results of the measurement carried out with the FIA system in Parc Ferme is the related one and the due course of prescribed by the laws has been adopted. Subsequently the usual penalty for such an infringement is utilized.”
Albon delivered a powerful qualifying efficiency and had initially been set to line up eighth on the grid, however he’ll now have to start out from the pit lane because the specification of the automobile will should be modified to change into compliant with the laws.
All different drivers will transfer up one place within the classification in consequence.
