FIA: Full Post-Race Checks On All Cars Would Be ‘Impossible’

Posted on October 26, 2023 | by Charley Williams Ironically, the FIA’s post-race scrutineering procedures have been scrutinised by F1 fans over the past few days following the disqualification of two cars from the United States GP.  Many feel that once 50% of the sample size had been found to exceed the plank wear limits, it should have prompted the FIA to check all of the other race-classified cars or even just the teammates of those affected. But the FIA has clarified that’s not how they do things, and their “randomly selected” number of cars helps ensure fairness in the sport. How? They say: “Each team is aware that selection is possible and understand that the chance of any lack of compliance being uncovered is strong.” As for why they didn’t check any other cars afterwards, they stated: “In conducting these tests, a huge amount of work goes on in the limited time available after a grand prix finishes and before the cars need to be returned to their teams for disassembly and transportation to the next race. “However, even though a wide array of checks are made, it is impossible to cover every parameter of every car in the short time available. And this is especially true of back-to-back race weekends [like US GP and Mexican GP] when freight deadlines must also be considered.” Fans have already responded to the FIA document with suggestions on how this could be changed for the future. Do you accept this reason as to why more thorough checks aren’t carried out?