Hamilton and Leclerc disqualified from F1 US GP for car plank rules breach

Running an upgraded Mercedes floor, US GP runner-up Hamilton proved particularly rapid during the final stint at the Circuit of The Americas to close to within 2.225 seconds of winner Max Verstappen at the flag.

Meanwhile, Leclerc was hamstrung by being the only finisher to undertake a one-stop strategy across the 56 laps, which left him vulnerable in the closing stages as he fell back to sixth place.

However, random post-race floor checks were…