The FIA have concluded Lewis Hamilton‘s Ferrari was compliant with the 2026 F1 regulations. The car’s rear-braking system underwent an “extensive physical inspection” after he won the Barcelona GP.
His car was inspected after he recorded his first victory with the Scuderia at the Barcelona GP. After the triumph, Hamilton’s car was randomly selected among the top 10 for inspection.
FIA’s Formula 1 Technical Delegate Jo Bauer has since confirmed the car was compliant. Bauer wrote: “After the race in Barcelona, car number 44 was randomly chosen among the top ten cars for more extensive physical inspections.
“Subject to these physical inspections was the rear brake system. On the hardware side, checks were carried out in relation to Articles C11.1, C11.2 (rear only), C11.3 (rear only), C11.4, C11.5 and C11.6.
“On the electronics and software side, checks were carried out in relation to Articles C8.1, C8.2, C11.6 and FIA-F1-DOC-001: Brake control software registration and verification.
“Brake control software inspection for the interfaces to standard and custom software applications.
“Identification of sensor and their connections to the FIA standard ECU. Data logging of signals. Homologation status of sensors. FIA-F1-DOC-001 submissions. BBW FMEA.
“All inspected components were found to be in conformance with the 2026 Formula One Technical Regulations.”