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WEC Silverstone: Alonso's Toyota team disqualified after win

The no8 Toyota Gazoo Racing TS050 Hybrid took the chequered flag at the end of a thrilling 6 Hours of Silverstone. The no7 Toyota of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose-Maria Lopez finished second after leading for a large part of the race. However, in post-race scrutineering, the two TS050s were found to not comply with the technical regulations pertaining to the skid block under each car. The no8 Toyota’s skid block was found to deflect under the specified 2500N load by 9mm, 4mm more than the permitted maximum of 5mm. The no7 Toyota’s skid block deflected by 6mm on the right-hand side and 8mm on the left. Stewards Decisions no25 and no26 were issued disqualifying the two cars from...
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