In 24 races last year there were only 2 disqualifications.

Nico Hulkenberg who got marshals to get him going after spin off the circuit in his Haas. This is a big “NO NO”, and he got the dreaded black flag at the Sao Paulo GP.

The other DSQ was for George Russell. He drove brilliantly to win the Belgian GP. Unfortunately, his Mercedes was found to be underweight by 1.5kg.

Good Grief, 4 DSQ in 4 weekends!! It really shows just how far the constructors are pushing the boundaries of the rules. Unfortunately, just not cleverly enough.

The Chinese GP accounted for 3 of the DSQs. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and Pierre Gasly (Alpine) were disqualified for their cars being underweight. The minimum weight of the cars must be 800kg when the driver and his gear are included but without fuel. The other disqualification was Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) where the plank (skid block) under the car was found to have been worn away too much. We know that Ferrari have had a ride height problem in this early season.

The latest DSQ was also for excessive wear of the skid block on Nico Hulkenberg’s Kick Sauber at the Bahrain GP.

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