Last year teams were locked into choices made after FP1 as the cars were in parc ferme for main qualifying, the shootout, the sprint and the grand prix.That meant an... read more »

The FIA aims to simplify the underfloor plank on Formula 1 machinery and has set its sights on standardising the component in its regulations for 2026. In October, floor planks... read more »

The Italian squad joined Mercedes in being excluded from the results of the United States GP, after the plank on Charles Leclerc's car was found to have worn more than the... read more »

The race at Interlagos is the sixth and final sprint event of the 2023 season. The sprint format caused teams some headaches earlier this year because cars are put under parc... read more »

George Russell suspects that the Sprint format could lead to some teams again falling foul of the regulations governing plank wear in this weekend's Brazil Grand Prix.... read more »

Following Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc's disqualifications from the United States Grand Prix for excessive plank wear, Laura Winter and Albert Fabrega take a look at... read more »

For the second race in a row, Lewis Hamilton finished as the on-track runner-up to Max Verstappen - although he was later disqualified from the United States GP for finishing... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff would accept a repeat of the events that led to Lewis Hamilton’s disqualification in the United States over lacking the pace to win races. Hamilton and... read more »

Martin Brundle disagrees with Lewis Hamilton over the Mercedes driver's disqualification at the F1 United States Grand Prix.  read more »

As his team-mate Lewis Hamilton ended up pushing Max Verstappen hard for the race victory prior to his disqualification for an excessively worn plank, Russell had a much more... read more »

Formula 1 drivers have criticised the Sprint format and the FIA’s post-race legality check procedures following breaches of the sport’s technical regulations over the course of... read more »

Max Verstappen insists that Ferrari and Mercedes should have had both cars checked for plank wear after each having one driver disqualified in the United States Grand Prix.... read more »

Hamilton finished 2.2 seconds behind Verstappen in last Sunday's main race in Austin, prior to being disqualified for an excessively worn plank.After both the sprint race... read more »

F1 drivers suspect more cars than just Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc's would have been disqualified from the United States GP if more post-race checks on plank wear... read more »

Charles Leclerc insists that Ferrari discovering "zero wear" on the plank of its cars on Friday is "no excuse" for his disqualification from the United... read more »

The FIA only measured the planks of four cars after the race, and found that those of Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were illegal, leading to the disqualifications of the two... read more »

Leclerc's SF23 was one of the four cars checked for plank wear after the finish and was found to be in breach of the regulations, alongside the Mercedes of George Russell,... read more »

Last weekend Leclerc took pole for Austin's United States Grand Prix, but was unable to convert that into a podium after losing the lead at the start and going the wrong... read more »

At Mercedes, its new floor appeared to have delivered some good potential, but there remains a degree of uncertainty about what we actually saw following Lewis Hamilton's... read more »

Mercedes have delivered a thorough explanation of how the error occurred that resulted in Lewis Hamilton's disqualification from the F1 United States Grand Prix. read more »

Hamilton was disqualified from second place at last weekend's race at the Circuit of the Americas after post-race inspections found it had worn more than the 1mm that is... read more »

The Brackley-based squad introduced a floor development at the United States Grand Prix that its technical director James Allison had previewed as being a... read more »

Lando Norris jumped polesitter Charles Leclerc into Turn 1 of the United States Grand Prix last weekend before race winner Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton demoted the Briton... read more »

Logan Sargeant credited an "overnight" change on his Williams car that culminated with him scoring his maiden Formula 1 point at the United States Grand Prix.... read more »

Ferrari sporting director Diego Ioverno blames limited practice, the bumpy track and the wind for the excessive wear to the plank that got Charles Leclerc disqualified from the... read more »