From: dan708@yahoo.com   
      
   On Monday, October 23, 2023 at 6:27:52 AM UTC-4, Mark wrote:   
   > John Milner  wrote:    
   > > On 23/10/2023 11:12, geoff wrote:    
   > >> On 23/10/2023 9:53 pm, John Milner wrote:    
   > >>> On 23/10/2023 09:22, geoff wrote:    
   > >>>    
   > >>>> Another Merc strategy fail ....    
   > >>>    
   > >>> Are you talking about Merc's tyre strategy or the car's 'technical    
   > >>> error' that led to his disqualification?    
   > >    
   > >> The 'too late' tyre stop.    
   > >    
   > > I thought that Merc wanted to have enough tyre performance over the last    
   > > laps to catch Max who was on older tyres, and so extended Lewis' middle    
   > > stint. It was always going to be a guessing-game, and it almost worked.   
   > Has anyone read the full report? Was it a marginal breach (possibly    
   > explained by tyre wear) or more significant caused by running too    
   > marginal a setup?   
   Here's what I got on ESPN.com:   
   https://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/38722021/lewis-hamilton-charl   
   s-leclerc-disqualified-us-grand-prix   
   In a nutshell, the plank on the underside of HAM's and LEC's cars was worn too   
   thin. The stewards acknowledged that the bumpy track and additional sprint   
   race left the crews with less time to prep the cars for the Sunday GP, but   
   both men were still DQ'd.    
   VER and NOR were also spot-checked and passed.   
      
   Dan   
      
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