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Franco Colapinto has been disqualified from the F3 Sprint Race in Albert Park. The Argentinian driver loses the win due to technical infringements. Teammates Edgar and Boya have also been disqualified for the same offence.
F3 Sprint Race winner France Colapinto has been disqualified following a post-race control. According to the FIA, the problem rose due to the alterations made to the keel: ‘The Stewards examined the keel removed from Car 10 following parc ferme technical checks and compared it to the equivalent approved spare part. […]
The Technical Delegate explained the difference observed between Car 10’s keel and the approved keel manufactured in accordance with the approved drawing and spare parts catalogue number F31903A001, specifically that the outer edges of the keel had been modified/repaired and in so doing, widened and cut.
The team representative agreed that the geometry of the keel removed from Car 10 did not conform with the geometry of the authorised part. He could not explain how the difference arose. He indicated that the keel originally supplied had been repaired by the team but suggested that the repairs had not altered the geometry of the keel supplied by the manufacturer. ‘
After proper assessment, all others MP Motorsport cars have also been found in breach of the regulations and have been disqualified. It remains to be seen how the problem will be solved for the Feature Race.
On the other side, while Zak O’Sullivan inherits the victory of the F3 Sprint Race, the final classification is as follows:
- Zak O’Sullivan
- Sebastian Montoya
- Paul Aron
- Gabriele Mini
- Dino Beganovic
- Gabriel Bortoleto
- Leonardo Fornaroli
- Gregoire Saucy
- Christian Mansell
- Kaylen Frederick
- Nikola Tsolov
- Taylor Barnard
- Josep Maria Marti
- Rafael Villagomez
- Nikita Bedrin
- Sophia Floersch
- Luke Browning
- Roberto Faria
- Hugh Barter
- Oliver Gray
- Caio Collet
- Hunter Yeany
- Plotr Wisnicki
- Alejandro Garcia DNF
- Tommy Smith DNF
- Ido Cohen DNF
- Oliver Goethe DNF
- Franco Colapinto DSQ
- Mari Boya DSQ
- Jonny Edgar DSQ
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