The result of Kush Maini, who showed the best time in qualifying on Thursday, was canceled because the stewards revealed during a technical inspection that the car of the Invicta Racing team did not meet the technical regulations.
It turned out that on car No. 9 the height of the deflector on the left side on the front part of the underbody is slightly less than the minimum allowed, and this is contrary to Article 3.4.1 of the Technical Regulations of Formula 2, effective in 2024.
Therefore, all results achieved by Maini during qualifying have been annulled and the Indian driver will start both races of the weekend from the last position. Additionally, Invicta Racing teammate Gabriel Bortoleto will start Saturday’s race from pole position, while Campos Racing’s Isaac Hajjar moves into second position.
Jack Crawford, a representative of DAMS, will start tomorrow’s sprint from pole, as in the final version of the protocol for Saturday he also moved up one place: he was 11th, now he is 10th, and in F2 a partial reverse applies starting order. used.
Source: F1 News
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