Lewis Hamilton will start today's Sprint from the back of the grid after being disqualified from the results of qualifying after his rear wing failed DRS gap test. The Technical Delegate reported that Hamilton's car failed the test designed to check the requirements of the last paragraph of Art. 3.6.3 of the 2021 FIA Formula 1 Technical Regulations which is described in Technical Directive 011-19. In lay terms, there is a gap between the upper and lower parts of the rear wing. When the DRS is not activated this gap must be between 10mm and 15mm. The car passed this part of the test. When DRS is activated, which raises the upper element of the wing to a flatter position, the gap must be...
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