Lando Norris and Sebastian Vettel are set to start from the back row of the grid for the German Grand Prix as both will incur penalties due to power unit changes.
Vettel, who was given permission by the stewards to start the race from last position after failing to set a time in Q1, has had a new set of control electronics fitted to his Ferrari. It is the second new set the team has fitted to his car this weekend, exceeding the maximum of two for the season.His Ferrari broke down in the first stage of qualifying yesterday. Team principal Mattia Binotto said the team suspect the failure was related to a problem with the intercooler.
Norris, who originally qualified 16th, will also incur grid penalties after McLaren fitted a new MGU-K, energy store and control electronics to his car yesterday. Norris experienced a problem with his battery during Q1.
Kimi Raikkonen has also had a new engine, turbocharger and MGU-H fitted to his Alfa Romeo, but will incur no penalty. The team also put a new MGU-K on his car on Friday.
2019 power unit components used so far
No. | Car | Engine | Driver | ICE | TC | MGU-H | MGU-K | ES | CE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 | Toro Rosso | Honda | Alexander Albon | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
27 | Renault | Renault | Nico Hulkenberg | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
26 | Toro Rosso | Honda | Daniil Kvyat | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
55 | McLaren | Renault | Carlos Sainz Jnr | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
3 | Renault | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
33 | Red Bull | Honda | Max Verstappen | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
10 | Red Bull | Honda | Pierre Gasly | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
18 | Racing Point | Mercedes | Lance Stroll | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
63 | Williams | Mercedes | George Russell | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
4 | McLaren | Renault | Lando Norris | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
99 | Alfa Romeo | Ferrari | Antonio Giovinazzi | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
20 | Haas | Ferrari | Kevin Magnussen | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
8 | Haas | Ferrari | Romain Grosjean | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
7 | Alfa Romeo | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
5 | Ferrari | Ferrari | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
16 | Ferrari | Ferrari | Charles Leclerc | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
77 | Mercedes | Mercedes | Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
11 | Racing Point | Mercedes | Sergio Perez | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
31 | Williams | Mercedes | Robert Kubica | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
44 | Mercedes | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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MG1982 (@mg1982)
28th July 2019, 12:25
Mercedes = strong as a rock! This car can easily go to Le Mans for 24h, then to the moon and back, take a dive to Marianas Trench, Spa 6h, Daytona 24h, rest of the races of the 2019 F1 season, Santa’s sleigh for Christmas… and still be ready for another 500,000km of track action from 2020!
Psi (@psi)
28th July 2019, 16:25
Solid as a barrier you mean.
Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
28th July 2019, 16:46
Ferrari engineers surely made a numbers error this weekend, failures across the board.