Alexander Albon has been disqualified from today’s qualifying session for the Dutch Grand Prix due to a technical infringement.
The new floor Williams introduced this weekend was found to contravene the technical rules.
Williams introduced its first major technical update of the season at the Dutch Grand Prix. The package of parts included a revised floor which Williams said had been “fully updated” featuring a “completely new floor geometry.”
Albon qualified eighth, his best starting position of the season so far. His disqualification means he will either have to start from the back of the grid or the pits, depending on the steps Williams take in order to make his car compliant.
FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer stated “the floor body was found to lie outside the regulatory volume mentioned in Article 3.5.1 (a)” of the technical regulations. The floor body must comply with many different dimensions which take up two pages of the rule book.
After meeting with the stewards, Williams claimed that the team’s own measurements of their floor produced different results to those of the FIA. However, the stewards state the team “did not dispute the calibration of the FIA measuring system and the measurement of the car.” The stewards insisted that the FIA’s measurements are the only ones that matter and as the team’s floor failed examination, Albon had to be disqualified from the results of qualifying.
In a statement shared to RaceFans, Williams said they were “incredibly disappointed with this outcome” and “will be carrying out a thorough investigation” into how their new floor failed scrutineering.
Albon’s team mate Logan Sargeant did not take part in qualifying as Williams were unable to repair his car in time following his heavy crash in practice. The stewards have granted him permission to start the race as he set sufficiently competitive times earlier in the weekend.
The last team which was found to have infringed the technical regulations during qualifying was Haas at the Monaco Grand Prix. Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen were disqualified from the session and started the race from the back of the grid.
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2024 Dutch Grand Prix
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