Comments on: Hamilton and Leclerc disqualified, Sainz onto podium https://www.motorsportweek.com/2023/10/23/hamilton-and-leclerc-disqualified-sainz-onto-podium/ Your daily source of motorsport news, features, results and images Mon, 23 Oct 2023 15:40:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 By: Mike Cody https://www.motorsportweek.com/2023/10/23/hamilton-and-leclerc-disqualified-sainz-onto-podium/#comment-55997 Mon, 23 Oct 2023 15:40:43 +0000 https://www.motorsportweek.com/?p=131489#comment-55997 This is an example of the depths to which F1 has sunk with its over-regulating. A team runs a brilliant race and is cut out due to a ridiculous rule. There was a time when the teams were allowed to innovate and the thickness of the floor was a question for them to decide, not a rulebook. Things like the halo are one issue, but aside from major safety issues the only things that should be in the rules are maximum width and length of the car and maximum engine displacement.

Let the teams decide issues like tire usage, fueling strategies, and yes, floor thickness.

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