Esteban Ocon has been disqualified from qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, following a technical breach.
After qualifying 18th, Ocon's car was undergoing the routine parc ferme tests by the FIA technical team, but it was found that his rear-wing main plane had deflected more than the 0.5mm allowed under Article 3.15.17 of the technical regulations.
Ocon and Haas were summoned to the stewards at 1945 local time, with the expected disqualification being handed out.
It means Pierre Gasly and Alex Albon move forward to 18th and 19th, respectively, following the disqualification.
The full stewards verdict on Ocon's disqualification is available to read below.
Ocon disqualification verdict in full
"The Stewards heard from the team representative of Car 31 and the Haas Head of Car Engineering, plus the FIA Technical Delegate and FIA Deputy Technical Delegate.
"The driver (Esteban Ocon) was excused from the hearing.
"The FIA representatives described the test procedure used and reported that the distance between the two sections of RV-RW-PROFILES and RV-RW-TIP inboard of Y=525 varied by more than the permitted 0.5mm (0.6mm on the left side and 0.825mm on the right side.
"The calibration of the measuring instrument was verified and valid. The team conceded that the test procedure, as outlined in the regulations, had been followed and explained that the discrepancy was a result of a problem with the production of the assembly of this specific part.
"The Stewards determine that the vehicle does not comply with the regulations and hence impose the usual penalty of disqualification from the Qualifying classifications."
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