Stoffel Vandoorne has to give up pole position after technical Mercedes error

Stoffel Vandoorne drove an excellent qualifying session for the Valencia Grand Prix. He set the fastest time and with that he should've started from pole position. But that has been cancelled.

After the qualifying session the stewards ruled that Mercedes violated the technical regulations. The Race. It is then about the tyres. "The use of a tyre without the proper identification", saying that "the tyre mounted on the car does not correspond to one of the tires indicated in the technical passport."

That's why Vandoorne has to give up his place at the front. And that's not all. Because of the mistake, the Belgian driver has to start from the back of the grid. On the 24th position. All other times have also been removed from the training sessions. 

Increased number of tyres

Normally, eight tyres are allowed per event, but during the race in Valencia, this was slightly different. The tyres wear harder because it is a permanent circuit. Something that was noticed during the tests of last winter. Therefore, twelve tyres are now allowed.