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Originally Posted by g21
only 4 cars were checked and 50% of those were DQd.
if you roughly extrapolate, then it's possible around 50% of the field would be DQd if their cars were also checked
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Ferrari and Mercedes are fighting for #2 in the WCC. WCC is where the money is to be found for teams. Mercedes (#2 with 344 points) can still be overtaken by Ferrari (#3 with 322 points). A DNF or DSQ by any of the four drivers during any of the 4 races and Brazil Sprint should be avoided by all means.
Also in the WDC, some Ferrari and Mercedes feathers can still be ruffled in the final stage of the season. Sainz (#5 with 171 WDC points) is now closer to Hamilton (#3 with 201 points) than Hamilton is to Perez (240). Ferrari could ask Leclerc to assist Sainz in the uphill battle of snatching #3 away from Hamilton. Old fox Alonso is also still on the prowl (#4 with 183 points). Yet another 0 points for Hamilton could make Hamilton lose P3 in the WDC. So Hamilton better should be cautious with ambitious overtaking maneuvers. He deserves respect for giving his level best to get the #2 spot in the WDC.
With the stakes getting further raised for Ferrari and Mercedes at this stage of the season, it doesn't come as a complete surprise that both teams went out of scope with cars set-up. Maybe they were the only ones. Officially only the Leclerc and Hamilton cars failed to comply.
Let's see how the Ferrari and Mercedes cars perform during the next races compared to the Red Bulls and the McLarens. Can they still keep up with the Red Bulls and McLarens as they managed to do during the COTA race ?