Driver defending Trident, Matteo de Palo was disqualified from the session that defined the starting positions for the penultimate round of the 2026 Formula 3 season, held on the morning of this Friday (4) at the Monza National Autodrome, Italy. The stewards detected, after an inspection, a technical irregularity. Thus, the Italian will start from the last position in both races of the weekend.
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De Palo had qualified in second position on the grid, after leading his group in qualifying. The technical inspection detected that the diffuser of the Trident car was 3 millimeters below the height stipulated by regulations, only on the left side. After hearing representatives of the team, the stewards disqualified the driver, who will start from the back of the grid.
Who benefits from the penalty against De Palo is the Chinese Gerrard Xie, DAMS driver who will now start from pole position in the Sprint race. The two Brazilians on this year’s F3 grid also benefited from the penalty: Fernando Barrichello will start from ninth place in Sunday’s race, which will also have Pedro Clerot in tenth.
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The F3 Sprint race is scheduled for 4:30 AM this Saturday, while the main event starts at 3:15 AM on Sunday.
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