{"id":24033,"date":"2023-04-02T20:33:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T19:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/?p=24033"},"modified":"2023-04-03T21:25:09","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T20:25:09","slug":"three-drivers-disqualified-in-australia-over-technical-infringements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/three-drivers-disqualified-in-australia-over-technical-infringements\/","title":{"rendered":"Three drivers disqualified in Australia over technical infringements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>MP Motorsport driver Franco Colapinto has lost his Melbourne Sprint Race victory after a post-race inspection found his a technical infringement on his car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Colapinto had secured his first victory but officials stripped him of the win after finding that parts of his car\u2019s bodywork were outside regulatory limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cModifications to the geometry of the parts in question are prohibited by the rules outside of basic repairs,\u201d FIA Formula 3 said in a statement, citing Articles 1.3 and 2.5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMP Motorsport drivers Mari Boya and Jonny Edgar have also been disqualified from the race for the same technical infringement as was found on Colapinto\u2019s car,\u201d the statement from FIA Formula 3 read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Melbourne-F1-Paddock-2023.v1-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Melbourne-F1-Paddock-2023.v1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Melbourne-F1-Paddock-2023.v1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Melbourne-F1-Paddock-2023.v1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Melbourne-F1-Paddock-2023.v1-720x480.webp 720w, https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Melbourne-F1-Paddock-2023.v1-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Melbourne-F1-Paddock-2023.v1.webp 1207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/category\/motorsport-jobs\/\">Want to work in Formula 1? Browse the latest F1 job vacancies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scrutineers found that \u201cthe entire length of the edges on each side of the keel spanning more than 150mm had been repaired or modified and the geometry was not consistent, both as to the width and the keel edge and its shape.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Colapinto disqualified, PREMA Racing\u2019s Zak O\u2019Sullivan took the victory, with Hitech Pulse-Eights Sebastian Montoya in second and Paul Aron in third.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The disqualification of Boya and Edgar meant that&nbsp;Campos Racing\u2019s Christian Mansell and ART Grand Prix\u2019s Kaylen Frederick were pushed up to the final points-scoring positions of ninth and 10th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Max <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Verstappen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Verstappen<\/a> wanted Lewis Hamilton to be slapped with penalty <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jhbIgGrZ47\">https:\/\/t.co\/jhbIgGrZ47<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Formula1News.co.uk (@Formula1newsUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Formula1newsUK\/status\/1642454337157754883?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/oscar-piastri-suffers-blow-at-2023-australian-gp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oscar Piastri suffers blow at 2023 Australian GP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are proud of the performance our drivers have delivered yesterday. Regardless of how the situation ended, the team has regrouped and we are fully focusing on today\u2019s Feature Race,\u201d MP Motorsport said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMistakes happen, but we&#8217;ll come back stronger! Let&#8217;s go Team!\u201d Colapinto added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday\u2019s Formula 3 Feature Race didn\u2019t bring any better luck for the team, as Edgar finished in P12, while Colapinto and Boya suffered DNFs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MP Motorsport driver Franco Colapinto has lost his Melbourne Sprint Race victory after a post-race inspection found his a technical infringement on his car. Colapinto had secured his first victory but officials stripped him of the win after finding that parts of his car\u2019s bodywork were outside regulatory limits. \u201cModifications to the geometry of the parts in question are prohibited by the rules outside of basic repairs,\u201d FIA Formula 3 said in a statement, citing Articles 1.3 and 2.5. \u201cMP Motorsport drivers Mari Boya and Jonny Edgar have also been disqualified from the race for the same technical infringement as<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":24068,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,26],"tags":[389],"class_list":["post-24033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-latest-news","tag-formula-3"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ 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