A possible explanation behind Ferrari’s double disqualification at the F1 Chinese Grand Prix has been theorised.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc were both disqualified for separate technical infringements on their res꧙pective Ferraris following post-race checks after Sunday’s grand prix in Shanghai.

Seven-time world champion Hamilton finished sixth on the road but h🅷is car was found to have exc⛦essive plank wear, while teammate Leclerc, who came home fifth, was 1kg under the 800kg car weight limit.

Hamilton’s exclusion in particular has raised e🔥yebrows amid whispers in the F1 paddock about Ferrari facingꦚ early ride height issues.

After a difficult opening race in Australia, where Leclerc and Hamilton could only finish eighth and 10th, there were suggestions Ferrari had to raise their car to avoid too much plank wear, which had a detrimental effect oꦡn their performance.

Ferrari were unable to complete🌳 a race simulation with Hamilton on the final day of pre-season testing in Bahrain due to a technical issue with their car, and Sky Sports F1’s pitlane reporter Ted Kravitz believes this crucial lack of running could be a factor behind the team’s early woes.

“I don’t think it’s insignificant that the plank wear thing happened on the first dry race," Kravit🤪z s🥀aid on the Sky Sports F1 show.

"I have a feeling it’s something carried over from Bahrain testing where they didn’t manage to do a race simulation and the♛ first dry race that Lewis has had was the Chinese Grand Prix and then they discover🌌 this thing.

“There was various stuff about having to raise the car up for the wet, or just raise it up for Melbourne, and then they lowered it. That’s what we’re talking about here. If you h♉ave plank wear, it’s because you are having to raise and lower the car in an unexpected way that’s not been tested.

“So I think there’s something to do there with the lack of long run, heavy fuel, conclusive race simulationsꦇ that they didn’t have from Bahrain, which has caught them out, because they are too good a team, and too clever a bunch of people to be c🍸aught out by the plank wear.

“I think there’s probably a bit of a story to it, which we will probably never find out or find out half way through the sea♛son,🥀 about this plank wear thing.”

Does Ferrari’s 2025 car have a fundamental issue?

The double DSQ in China capped off a dire start to the 2025 season for Ferrari, w🍸ho are already 61 points adrift of early constructors’ championship leaders McLaren after 🧸just two rounds.

Meanwhile, Hamilton and Leclerc are well down in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:drivers’ standings, sitting ninth and 10th respectively with just nine 🎶and eight points to their names.

H🐓amilton was able to notch up his first pole position and win for Ferrari in the China sprint race before the team’s challenge faded, leading Bernie Collins to wonder whether the SF-25 is “too peaky”.

"It would be standard for everyone to raise the car in Australia because of the bumps and they are detrimental to downforce and plank wear,” Col🧸lins said. 

"In Australia, Ferrari were not that strong. Some of it was down to strategy but the performance in qua🍸lifying was not that strong, so maybe they have a car that's very sensitive to ride height 🐭in terms of aero performance. All of these cars are because they're all ground-effect cars, but maybe it is more sensitive than others.

"I would be surprised that the Sprint in China was not a good enough indication that you would be illegal on plank wear. If they have got what we would call a 'peaky' ride height, which me🏅ans there's a very small optimum ride height that you can ha🅺ve a good aerodynamic platform in, that is an issue for a car.

"You want to be fit to run a range of ride heights because of all these range of tracks. For examp♕le, in Austria there are intense kerbs so you want to add a bit of ride height there.

"Maybe the aero platform is too peaky.”