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Hamilton's Mercedes disqualified for too much wooden floor' wear and Toto admits: We got it wrong

- DANIEL MOXON

ONCE again the outcome of a Formula 1 race was changed hours after the chequered flag.

This time it meant a dramatic double disqualification.

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc finished the US Grand Prix second and sixth respectively, but were stripped of those places after their cars failed post-race checks.

Why? Because the rear skids – part of the plank found underneath an F1 car – were found to have too much wear. As soon as that is established, there is only likely to be one outcome.