Toto Wolff says he would risk disqualification again for a race win after Lewis Hamilton was disqualified in Austin for breaching plank rules
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says he would risk a repeat of Lewis Hamilton's United States Grand Prix disqualification to compete for a race win, rather than taking a conservative approach to car setup. Hamilton, along with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, was disqualified for excessive plank wear hours after finishing second to Red Bull's Max Verstappen in a race where Mercedes appeared to have had the pace to beat the world champion.
'The hugely time-consuming nature of the FIA's post-race scrutineering checks mean that only four cars were checked for plank wear after the race, with Verstappen and McLaren's Lando Norris, who was promoted to second after Hamilton's disqualification, both clearing the test.Wolff said he agreed with Hamilton's assessment, made ahead of this weekend's Mexico City Grand Prix, that half the grid would have also been disqualified if they had been tested.
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