13/04/2025 20:25
Nico Hulkenberg is set to be disqualified from the Bahrain Grand
Prix, following post-race checks of his Stake Sauber. The checks
conducted by the FIA found that the German's car had sustained
excessive wear to the plank, an identical issue which saw Lewis
Hamilton disqualified in China. To comply with article 3.5.9.e of
the technical regulations, the three measurement points of the
plank must measure 9 mm. In Hulkenberg's case, they measured 8.4,
8.5 and 8.4 mm, meaning a disqualification is the natural
punishment following his summons.
