Lewis Hamilton’s rocky start continues as Ferrari suffer double disqualification

Hamilton’s rear skid block was below the regulation thickness while Charles Leclerc’s car was found to be underweight in a race won by Oscar Piastri.

Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari endured a Chinese Grand Prix to forget. Pic: AP

Lewis Hamilton’s second appearance for Ferrari ended with a shock disqualification after he was adjudged to have driven an illegal car in Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix.

Hamilton crossed the line in sixth place – scoring eight points. But three hours after the chequered flag fell in Shanghai, he was expelled from the result after a skid block underneath his Ferrari was found in breach of the regulations by half a millimetre.