George Russell could be excluded from the Belgian Grand Prix following a post-race scrutineering check.
However, when a fuel sample was drained out of the car - 2.8 litres of fuel was removed - the car was weighed again, and was under the weight limit.The FIA noted after the race: “Car number 63 was weighed and its weight was 798.0 kg, which is the minimum weight required by TR Article 4.1.
“After this, fuel was drained out of the car and 2.8 litres of fuel were removed. The car was not fully drained according to the draining procedure submitted by the team in their legality documents as TR Article 6.5.2 is fulfilled. “The car was weighed again on the FIA inside and outside scales and the weight was 796.5 kg. The calibration of the outside and inside scales was confirmed and witnessed by the competitor.
“As this is 1.5 kg below the minimum weight requested in TR Article 4.1, which also has to be respected at all times during the Competition, I am referring this matter to the Stewards for their consideration.
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