Featured Comment: Lawson’s disqualification highlights another flaw in F1’s 2026 rules | Brief

Blame F1's "plain stupid" rules for Lawson's disqualification…

By Keith Collantine · RaceFans

Published: Sunday, 1 November 2026 at 2:48 PM

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RaceFans readers criticized Formula 1's 2026 technical regulations following Liam Lawson's qualifying disqualification.
Lawson was penalized because his car's MGU-K power output did not drop quickly enough after his Q2 flying lap.
The Racing Bulls driver will start the Mexican Grand Prix from the back of the grid.

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Liam Lawson will start the Mexican Grand Prix from the back of the grid after being disqualified from qualifying. The Racing Bulls driver breached Formula 1's technical regulations because his MGU-K power output failed to decrease quickly enough after he completed his flying lap in Q2.

The featured comment from a RaceFans reader criticized the penalty, calling the regulation flawed and urging a restructure of the FIA technical department. The penalty occurred after Lawson did not slow down sufficiently during his cool-down lap.

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