Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton excluded from the Formula 1 Grand Prix in the United States | You want Formula 1

The reason was the technical aspect on the floor of the two cars, which was not within the regulatory standards, and thus the result was modified.

Now third place in the race goes to Carlos Sainz from the Italian team and Sergio “Chico” Perez Benefits from climbing to fourth place.

The Mexican’s benefit is twofold, because by excluding Englishman Lewis Hamilton, the points he gained that brought him closer to the Mexican in the fight for drivers’ runner-up are cancelled. Chico’s score rose to 240 points, and Hamilton will remain with 201 points.

Even before the exclusion there were:
1. Verstappen: 466
2. Perez 238
3. Hamilton 216 (22 points difference)
4. Alonso 183
5. Sainz 168

After deprivation, the following remained:
1. Verstappen 466 points
2. Perez 240
3. Hamilton 201 (39 points ahead of Chico in the runner-up battle)
4. Alonso 183
5. Sainz 171

The top five positions in the US Grand Prix look like this:

Max Verstappen – Red Bull
Lando Norris – McLaren
Carlos Sainz – Ferrari
Sergio Perez – Red Bull
George Russell – Mercedes

This double disqualification allows local driver, Logan Sargeant, who achieved his best result in Formula 1 with a 12th place finish, to add his first point in the category by finishing 10th in the classification.