Why Was Isack Hadjar Disqualified From Miami GP Qualifying
Red Bull Racing driver Isack Hadjar has been disqualified from the Miami Grand Prix qualifying after the sport’s governing body, the FIA, found his RB22 F1 car’s floor to be non-compliant with the 2026 F1 technical regulations. As a result, Hadjar will start the race from the pit lane instead of starting from P9. The FIA discovered in post-qualifying scrutineering that the floor of the RB22 protruded by two millimeters, more than what had been specified in the technical regulations.
The Red Bull F1 team introduced a new floor to Hadjar’s car as part of its upgrade package for the Miami GP. However, that has not met with the FIA’s specifications. FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer stated: “The lhs and rhs floorboard were protruding 2mm out of the reference volume RV-FLOOR BOARD.
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5 of the Formula 1 Technical Regulation, I am referring this matter to the stewards for their consideration. ” Red Bull did not go against Bauer’s report. Announcing the penalty, the FIA report read: “The Stewards heard from the team representatives of Car 6 (Isack Hadjar).
They did not dispute the findings of the Technical Delegate that portions of the LHS and RHS floor boards were protruding 2mm out of the reference volume RV-FLOOR BOARD. “This is a breach of Article C3. 5.