Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc have collectively posted a cryptic concept on social media following their extraordinary disqualification from the United States Grand Prix on Sunday.
Hamilton, who at just one stage seemed as however he may well end his 686-working day hold out for a Grand Prix get, finished in next position guiding reigning Pink Bull champion Max Verstappen – and originally held Mercedes’ system liable for him failing to cross the chequered flag 1st.
But four several hours after standing on the podium with Verstappen and McLaren’s Lando Norris, Hamilton was disqualified from the Grand Prix for functioning an illegal floor.
The plank on the bottom of his Mercedes failed a article-race inspection following wearing absent, that means his car or truck no extended complied to FIA laws.
Ferrari star Leclerc was also observed guilty of the identical offence by the FIA and saw his sixth-position complete chalked off hrs soon after the race had ended in Texas.
Lewis Hamilton (ideal) and Charles Leclerc (still left) have together posted a cryptic information on social media following their dramatic disqualification from the United States Grand Prix on Sunday
The image of the pair searching miserable at a push convention in Texas was captioned: ‘Mood’
Hamilton’s automobile unsuccessful a publish-race plank inspection and his 2nd-spot end was nullified
The double disqualification bumped Norris up to next on the podium, when Leclerc’s Ferrari group-mate Carlos Sainz moved to 3rd position.
Hamilton and Leclerc took to social media on Tuesday with a joint publish, sharing an impression of the pair appearing miserable at a push meeting in Austin.
Displaying their bitter disappointment at the disqualification, the stars simply just captioned the photograph: ‘Mood’.
Hamilton opened up on the dramatic post-race determination in Mercedes’ press launch, stating: ‘It is of class disappointing to be disqualified publish-race but that doesn’t acquire absent from the progress we’ve manufactured this weekend.’
Ferrari driver Leclerc was also located guilty of jogging a minimal floor in Texas at the weekend
Mercedes principal Toto Wolff admitted his group wanted to ‘take the selection on the chin’
Hamilton (front) and Leclerc (back again) will glimpse to bounce back again in Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff extra: ‘Set-up possibilities on a dash weekend are often a obstacle with just one particular hour of no cost apply – and even far more so at a bumpy circuit like COTA and working a new package deal.
‘In the finish, all of that does not matter many others bought it correct in which we obtained it improper and there is no wiggle room in the procedures.
‘We want to acquire it on the chin, do the studying, and arrive back again more robust future weekend.’
Hamilton and Leclerc will glimpse to bounce back from the disappointing outcome at the Mexican Grand Prix this weekend, in advance of the closing three races of the period in Brazil, Las Vegas and Abu Dhabi.