Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar set to be excluded from Miami GP qualifying over technical breach
Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar is set to be thrown out of qualifying on the Miami Grand Prix for falling foul of the Formula 1 technical laws.
During scrutineering Hadjar’s RB22 was discovered to be unlawful due to the dimension of the ground board, which was discovered to be protruding two millimetres past the dimension outlined within the 2026 technical laws.
“After the Qualifying, legality volumes were checked on car number 06. The lhs [left-hand side] and rhs [right-hand side] floor board were protruding 2mm out of the reference volume RV-FLOOR BOARD. As this is not in compliance with Article C3.5.5 of the Formula 1 Technical Regulation, I am referring this matter to the stewards for their consideration,” wrote the FIA’s technical delegate Jo Bauer.
Hadjar is due to this fact set to lose his ninth place on Sunday’s beginning grid and could have to begin from the pitlane as an alternative.
Hadjar wasn’t in a position to capitalise on Red Bull’s upturn in efficiency because it introduced an array of aerodynamic upgrades to Florida. Four-time world champion Max Verstappen certified on the entrance row, lining up alongside polesitter Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
Isack Hadjar, Red Bull Racing
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Speaking earlier than the disqualification was introduced, Hadjar felt he was struggling to adapt to the low-grip situations in Miami which defined the 0.825s deficit to team-mate Verstappen.
“The car was very hard to drive, it was very fast. In Q3 I just couldn’t put it all together and on the other side we have no straight line speed,” Hadjar stated after qualifying.
“I believe it is a very tough monitor, very low grip with excessive monitor temperature. So nothing to do with what we had within the first three rounds. It’s not a really fluid racing monitor with good grip.
“It’s completely different and Max is very good at adapting to these conditions. In the corners I can tell you I’ve made big progress compared to yesterday. I just couldn’t tidy up like he did and on top of that I’m missing in every straight.”
Sunday’s race begin has been introduced ahead from 4pm to 1pm native Miami time due to the specter of thunderstorms derailing the schedule.
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