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Having been disqualified from qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix, Hadjar will start from the back of the grid.
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It's definitely been a tough weekend for Isack Hadjar in Florida. He's struggling with his car Since the start of the Miami meeting, the Frenchman has been disqualified from Saturday's qualifying session. Initially ninth in the timed exercise, the driver of the Red Bull Number 6 will finally have to start from the back of the grid this Sunday.
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Isack will start today's race from the back of the grid, as he was disqualified from qualifying when it was found that a small section of the left and right hand sides floorboard on his car were protruding out of the reference volume.
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The stewards disqualified Isack Hadjar after qualifying, following a review of a report from the FIA technical delegate. Summoned to explain themselves, the driver and representatives of the Red Bull team did not contest the technical findings: elements of the left and right floorboards of car number 6 exceeded the regulatory reference volume by 2 mm. This non-compliance constitutes an infringement of article C3.5.5 of the technical regulations. Formula 1, logically resulting in the exclusion of the car from the session's results.
Laurent Mekies acknowledged his team's mistake and accepted the stewards' decision. We made a mistake and we respect the commissioners' decision., says the Red Bull Team Principal. No performance gain was sought or achieved through this mistake. We will learn from this incident and analyze our processes to understand how this could have happened, and implement the necessary measures to prevent it from happening again. As a team, we apologize to Isack, as well as to our fans and partners. We are learning the hard way today, but we will move forward. Our focus now is to turn yesterday's encouraging signs into a strong race performance this afternoon. »
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Yves-Henri RANDIER
04/05/2026 at 11:24 a.m.
Elements of the left and right floor panels protruding 2 mm beyond the regulatory reference volume – how is that possible in a team like Red Bull Racing?! We imagine Verstappen's car was also checked, but without this type of error...