Both Haas F1 drivers disqualified from Monaco qualifying for technical compliance failure

Both Haas drivers have been disqualified from Monaco Gran𒐪d Prix qualifying anꦚd will be forced to start from the pit lane.

Nico Hulkenberg (GER) Haas VF-24. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 8, Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Qualifying
Nico Hulkenberg (GER) Haas VF-24. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 8, Monaco Grand Prix, Monte…

Th🐷e FIA have announced that both Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen have been disqualified from qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix following a technical co💦mpliance failure.

The FIA have announced that both Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen have been disqual🦄ified from qualifying fo🌊r the Monaco Grand Prix following a technical compliance failure.

Haas were referred to 🎃the steward🍒s following a post-qualifying scrutineering check.

The FIA’s F1 technical delegate Joe Bauer had noted that the "the uppermost rear wing element adjustable positions" were not comඣpliant with the regulations.

The FIA document at the time read: "The LHS [left-hand side] and RHS [right-hand side] outermost area of the adjustable elements [of the rear wings] were exceeding the maximum allowed 85mm on both c꧟ars".

After being referred to the s🙈tewards, they concluded that the rear wing on the Haas did not comply with the rules.

The rules state tha✱t with regards to the DRS: "The distance [at the Y plane] between the two sections of the rear wing profiles at their closest position must lie between 10mm and 85mm".

The stewards noted that the “the uppermost rear wing element adjustable pos👍itionꦇs exceeded the maximum allowed under Article 3.10.10.h of the Technical Regulations of 85mm.”

Unexpectedly, both Ha💝as cars hav♔e been disqualified for this technical infringement.

The stewards said: “The team explained that t🅷his was the consequence of an inadvertent error on their part in sett𒆙ing the wing flap gap. The wing used was a new design that was used for the first time in Monaco. The old design was set to be compliant with the regulations with the largest gap measured from the centre of the wing.

“Under t🉐he new design, the largest gap was at the extremities of the wing but the team had not trained its mechanics to set the gap per the new design, resulting in the non-compliance.

“The duty to comply strictly with the Technical Regulations rests at a⭕ll times with the Competitor. The team suggested that there was no performance advantage gained by the non-compliance. Article 1.3.3 of the International Sporting Code makes it clear that this is irrelevant.

“The team was candid in admitting its error. The wing was otherwise compliant with the Technical Regulations and the FIA technical team confirmed that they were satisfied with the team’s expla🦩nation for the error. Given the admitted breach of the regulations, we disqualified Car 20 and Car 27 from the qualifying classification.”

Haas had seen their cars qualify 12th and 15th resಞpectively, but will now be forced to start from the pit lane on Sunday.

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