““Lance is of the opinion that he can’t do more than 15 laps before that threshold.
My theory is that Aston Martin is maneuvering to have the option to be disqualified, to avoid either a non-partipicitation fee, or the humiliation of qualifying outside of the 107%.
If they come to P3 and it's looking grim, I am sure that Alonso is fully able to display signs of such serious, but non-permanent, nerve damage that the stewards will be happy to invoke a DQ on the grounds of section 1.4. of the technical regulations.
The stewards may prohibit the participation of a vehicle whose construction is deemed to be
dangerous. Should the relevant information become apparent during a session, such a
decision may apply with immediate effect.
I believe this clause is there to prevent someone from finding a loophole that enables them to strap a Saturn 5 rocket on top of the car, but I do think it's applicable to a car that is causing nerve damage.
