

Two teams have fallen foul of the FIA at the British Grand Prix. During post qualifying checks the Force India of Paul Di Resta was found to be running underweight. The car weighed in at 641.5kg, 500g under the minimum, when it was weighed without fuel on-board it came in at 640kg. A calibration check of the scales used by the FIA showed they weighed 599.5kg when checked with 600kg of weight, which suggests that the car may have been 1.5kg below the minimum weight limit. The car has been disqualified and will start the British GP from the back of the grid.

Meanwhile more intriguing is news appearing in a German publication that the Lotus E21 has been deemed illegal. Pictures taken by McLaren apparently show that the front suspension design and upright breaches article 10.5.2 of the 2013 Technical Regulations. It states that The loads from the suspension members and wheel bearings must individually and entirely be carried by the suspension upright. Exceptionally up to three suspension members may be connected together by titanium, aluminium alloy or steel components before their load is passed into the upright.

The FIA has apparently issued a technical directive which outlaws the Lotus design, meaning that it would have to be changed by the next race, held next weekend in Germany.