Irregular power unit, Bortoleto disqualified from Sprint

Sprint Miami, Bortoleto disqualified Audi’s weekend in Florida began badly. In Miami, Nico Hülkenberg was unable to take part in the Sprint due to a technical problem with the R26 on the reconnaissance lap, while Gabriel Bortoleto was disqualified for an irregularity in the power unit. The engine of Audi #5 was found not to comply with the regulations for having exceeded the limit of the air intake pressure, which can never be greater than 4.8 barA according to article C5.3.2 of the technical regulations. The statement This is the statement from the commissioners after the report from the FIA ​​technical delegate Jo Bauer. “Audi representatives acknowledged that the technical delegate’s considerations were correct. As a mitigating factor, Audi explained that this happened on just one lap, when temperatures rose more than expected,” the note reads. “As soon as the situation became apparent, they took measures to bring the pressure back within the limits set by the regulations. Although it is acknowledged that they took measures to bring the car back into compliance, the regulations clearly state that the car must be compliant at all times, which it was not.” https://x.com/F1/status/2050604981464535437 How many technical problems It is certainly not the first technical problem that Audi has encountered in this beginning of its adventure in Formula 1. In Australia Hülkenberg did not start due to a hydraulic problem, the same fate in China for Bortoleto. The German also withdrew from the Shanghai Sprint due to a problem with the power unit.

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2026-05-03 05:32:00