GEORGE RUSSELL IS SET TO BE STRIPPED OF HIS STUNNING BELGIAN GP WIN BY STEWARDS FOR HIS MERCEDES BEING 1.5 KILOGRAMS UNDERWEIGHT... WITH LEWIS HAMILTON IN LINE FOR VICTORY
- Russell started from sixth and produced an amazing drive to finish the race first
- But the post-race weight of the Brit's Mercedes means he is set to lose his win
- Lewis Hamilton looks set to inherit the race win at Spa, his second win this year
George Russell looks set to be stripped of his first win of the 2024 F1 season.
After an incredibly dramatic final lap at the Belgian GP at Spa that saw Russell cross the line in first, barely half a second ahead of his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton, Russell is now set to lose the win.
The post-race weight of his car has drawn the ire of race stewards and compatriot Hamilton looks likely to inherit the race win.
In a statement released after the race, Jo Bauer, the FIA Formula One Technical Delegate confirmed: 'After the race, car number 63 was weighed and its weight was 798.0kg, which is the minimum weight required by TR Article 41. After this, fuel was drained out of the car and 2.8 litres of fuel were removed.
‘The car was not fully drained according to the draining procedures submitted by the team in their legality documents as TR Article 6.5.2 is fulfilled. The care was weighed again on the FIA inside and outside scales and the weight was 796.5kg. The calibration of the outside and inside scales was confirmed and witnessed by the competitor.
‘At this is 1.5kg below the minimum weight requested in Tr Article 4.1, which also has to be respected at all times during the competition, I am referring this matter to the stewards for their consideration.’