Gabriel Bortoleto Miami Disqualification Follows 4.8 barA Breach

Gabriel Bortoleto’s gabriel bortoleto miami disqualification came after stewards excluded him from Saturday’s Miami Grand Prix Sprint. His Audi was found to have exceeded the maximum engine intake air pressure limit in post-race checks, turning an 11th-place finish in the 100-kilometre event into a disqualification.

Bortoleto and Car 5

The breach centered on Article C5.3.2 of the FIA F1 Technical Regulations, which says engine intake air pressure must stay below 4.8 barA at all times. FIA Formula 1 Technical Delegate Jo Bauer noted the issue and sent it to the stewards, who applied the usual penalty of disqualification of Car 5 from the Sprint classification.

The stewards heard from the team representatives of Car 5, and they admitted the Technical Delegate’s finding was correct. They said the pressure rose higher than expected over one lap as temperatures increased, and they took steps to bring it back in line once that became apparent.

Miami Sprint Checks

That explanation did not change the outcome. The stewards said the regulations require the car to be compliant “at all times,” and that it was not, even though the team’s corrective steps were recognized in mitigation.

The official result for Bortoleto was wiped from the Sprint classification after those checks, leaving the 11th-place finish off the record and putting the focus on how a post-race inspection can alter a completed Sprint long after the checkered flag. For Audi, the ruling added to a rough Saturday after Nico Hulkenberg’s car caught fire during the reconnaissance laps before the race.

Audi’s Difficult Saturday

Hulkenberg’s fire came before the Sprint even started, so the team spent the day dealing with two separate setbacks around the same 100-kilometre event. Bortoleto’s disqualification then closed the loop on the post-race review, with the stewards’ decision document leaving Car 5 out of the final Sprint classification.