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Originally Posted by abm89
If max did indeed cause Lewis’s wing to go out of spec, that is going to cause a big stir. I’m sure that was not his intention seeing how he seems more of a straightforward guy.
I find it hard to believe that there’s a difference between Lewis’s and Valterri wing setup. They’ve been racing more or less the same set of wings for the whole year with the budget cuts and regulation freezes.
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Verstappen summoned after spotted touching Hamilton’s W12
https://www.planetf1.com/news/max-ve...lton-mercedes/
Date published: November 13 2021 - Henry Valantine
A video circulating on social media appeared to show Max Verstappen touching the rear wing of Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes – and he subsequently received a summons from the FIA.
The video shows Verstappen climbing out of his car in parc ferme, checking his own rear wing flaps before moving over to the car of his title rival and seemingly comparing the two.
Mercedes remain under investigation by the FIA having been accused of contravening rules surrounding how far rear wings are allowed to open with DRS, with an 85mm limit – which the stewards believe Mercedes exceeded during qualifying for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Hamilton’s car.
You can see the clip of Verstappen by watching below:
Such an infringement would usually result in disqualification from the session, but almost four hours after Mercedes had been asked to report to the stewards, they adjourned the case against them until Saturday morning in Brazil as the FIA required more evidence to be able to reach an informed verdict.
Whether or not Mercedes have grounds to appeal against any accusation remains to be seen, but if Verstappen is found to have touched another car under parc ferme conditions, he can expect a punishment of his own, as this is strictly forbidden.
This could also form a part of Mercedes’ defence, as they could have reason to claim that the Red Bull driver tampered with their car – especially pertinent, considering the area he appeared to touch is the one under investigation by the FIA.
The FIA issued a summons which stated: ‘Max Verstappen and team representative are required to report to the Stewards at 9:30 on Saturday 13 November in relation to the incident below.
‘Alleged breach of Article 2.5.1 of the FIA International Sporting Code.’
Article 2.5.1 of the FIA International Sporting Code states: ‘Inside the Parc Fermé, only the officials assigned may enter. No operation, checking, tuning or repair is allowed unless authorised by the same officials or by the applicable regulations.’