Lewis Hamilton disqualified after finishing second in US Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton was disqualified from the US Grand Prix. Pic: Darron Cummings/AP

Lewis Hamilton has been disqualified from second place in Sunday’s United States Grand Prix for driving an illegal car.

Nearly four hours after the chequered flag fell on Hamilton’s most competitive race of the season – one he claimed he should have won if Mercedes did not fluff their strategy lines – the stewards declared his car’s machinery did not comply with the regulations.