Since George Russell was disqualified from the Belgian Grand Prix for his car being underweight, there have been a lot of theories as to why it happened. Russell converted to an unusual one-stop strategy midway through the race after discussing with the team whether it was viable over the radio. His lap times appeared to hold up as his second stint on the hard tyre went on, while feedback from Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton also helped the team decide to go with the strategy. After the regular post-race checks took place by the FIA, Russell’s car was found to be 1.5kg under the 178kg minimum…
