Richard Verschoor disqualified from sprint race with Kush Maini inheriting maiden Formula 2 win

​Trident driver Richard Verschoor, who won the Hungary Formula 2 sprint race on Saturday afternoon, has been disqualified due to a technical infringement.

Verschoor initially took his first win of the 2024 campaign in Budapest after a great drive on the hard compound of tyres after starting from reverse grid pole.

The Trident driver won the race after re-overtaking Prema driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli for the lead, in the 28-lap sprint race. Verschoor has been handed disqualification post-race by the Stewards for failing an inspection, against the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Technical Regulations.

Trident's Verschoor was found, in the post-race report by the FIA Technical Delegate, to have had the plank on his car below the minimum specified thickness that is listed in the Technical Regulations.

The plank fitted to Verschoor's car was in breach of Article 3.4.3 of the Technical Regulations, and had a 3.7mm at the most rearward scrutineering hole, which is below the minimum thickness required in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Technical Regulations.

This would therefore mean Verschoor would be disqualified from the race results and therefore losing his first victory of the season. This would give the victory to Invicta's Kush Maini for his maiden Formula 2 victory of the career.

Verschoor has now been disqualified from two race victories now this season, after he was disqualified from the Saudi Arabia sprint race in Jeddah, at round two of the championship.
The disqualification would be for the same reason back then as the most recent win taken away from him after the race.

​Verschoor will be hoping that he can rectify the weekend and hopefully will deliver a strong result in the feature race from starting 10th on the grid.

Brandon Whiteside
Writer - F1 Journal