The Circuit de Catalunya has been rocked on Saturday evening, to the delight of many Spanish Formula 1 fans, as Lewis Hamilton was thrown out of pole position. The McLaren driver, who was not carrying enough fuel for a sample at the end of qualifying, will now sensationally start tomorrow’s race from the back of the field.
The FIA stewards’ full investigation report reads as follows:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From The FIA Stewards of the Meeting
To All Teams, All Officials
Document 36
Date 12 May 2012
Time 19:29
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
‘The Stewards received a report from the Race Director which stated that during post-qualifying scrutineering a sample of fuel was required from car 4, however, the car failed to return to the pits under its own power as required under Article 6.6.2 of the FIA Formula One Technical Regulations.
The Stewards heard from the team representative Mr Sam Michael who stated that the car stopped on the circuit for reasons of force majeure. A team member had put an insufficient quantity of fuel into the car thereby resulting in the car having to be stopped on the circuit in order to be able to provide the required amount for sampling purposes.
As the amount of fuel put into the car is under the complete control of the Competitor the Stewards cannot accept this as a case of force majeure.
The Stewards determine that this is a breach of Article 6.6.2 of the FIA Formula One Technical Regulations and the Competitor is accordingly excluded from the results of the Qualifying Session. The Competitor is however allowed to start the race from the back of the grid.’
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Series
Formula 1
Personalities
Lewis Hamilton
Teams
McLaren
Other
DTM Tickets (best price guarantee!) at Sportstadium.com
| Lewis Hamilton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  |
| More Lewis Hamilton photos | |||
English
Nederlands
Español
Italiano
