Update: FIA disqualifies Lawson from provisional Mexico City qualifying results

The FIA stewards have disqualified Liam Lawson’s car 30 from the provisional qualifying classifications for the Mexico City Grand Prix, citing breaches of Articles C5.12.6 and C5.12.7 of the F1 Regulations. The decision followed a technical delegate’s report and a hearing with Lawson and team representatives.

The stewards found that Lawson did not immediately lift off the power after crossing the control line at the end of his fastest Q2 lap, so the required reduction in MGU-K deployment was not achieved. The team argued that the breach gave no performance advantage and had disclosed it itself. The stewards said the lack of advantage did not excuse the technical non-compliance and cited precedents requiring disqualification despite mitigating circumstances.

The decision reminds competitors that certain steward rulings may be appealed within the applicable time limits.

This is a new report following our earlier article.

This is an explicit stewards’ ruling. Report the consequence as disqualification from the provisional qualifying classifications, not as a race-grid position.