Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton went second fastest in Q1 during the qualifying session of the Brazil GP as his W13 seemed to have supported him at the track in Sao Paolo.
However, Hamilton got stopped by the FIA to get weighed at the weighbridge after which the Briton decided to box.
The unexpected halt saw Mercedes fans fume at the FIA for wasting their star driver’s qualifying run.
But it did not have many adverse effects on Hamilton’s drive as he placed his car in P2 at the end of the Q1 session behind McLaren’s Lando Norris.
Going into the Q2 session, heavy rain led to a turnaround on the grid. Hamilton found himself a little too close to the drop zone at P9.
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Fans fume at FIA for strangely weighing the W13
The random check got many fans confused and questioning the FIA. The checks are done at the entrance of the pitlane and it doesn’t take more than 20 seconds
Some new F1 fans were unaware that random weight checks on cars are quite common every weekend. These weight checks happen to every driver now and then.
Being unaware, the Mercedes fans started accusing FIA of being corrupt.
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