Six drivers will have grid penalties for power unit changes at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix.
Renault has confirmed both its drivers will use a new specification engine this weekend. As they have already used their maximum allocations of internal combustion engines, Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hulkenberg will both take five-place grid penalties.Renault say the specification C engine will provide “minor upgrades to reliability and performance”. Fellow Renault user Carlos Sainz Jnr will also fit the upgraded engine and take a penalty.
The pair join Alexander Albon and Daniil Kvyat, who will be the first to use Honda ‘specification four’ power unit. Albon, who has taken over Pierre Gasly’s power unit allocation after taking his place at Red Bull, will therefore have a grid penalty for his first race for his new team.
Mercedes has also introduced a power unit upgrade for all of its users. Of those only Lance Stroll will receive a penalty, having had to fit a new power unit earlier in the season.
Engine components used as of first practice at Spa
No. | Car | Engine | Driver | ICE | TC | MGU-H | MGU-K | ES | CE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 | Renault | Renault | Nico Hulkenberg | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
26 | Toro Rosso | Honda | Daniil Kvyat | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
10 | Toro Rosso | Honda | Pierre Gasly | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
55 | McLaren | Renault | Carlos Sainz Jnr | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
3 | Renault | Renault | Daniel Ricciardo | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
23 | Red Bull | Honda | Alexander Albon | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
18 | Racing Point | Mercedes | Lance Stroll | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
4 | McLaren | Renault | Lando Norris | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
63 | Williams | Mercedes | George Russell | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
99 | Alfa Romeo | Ferrari | Antonio Giovinazzi | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
20 | Haas | Ferrari | Kevin Magnussen | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
33 | Red Bull | Honda | Max Verstappen | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
7 | Alfa Romeo | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
8 | Haas | Ferrari | Romain Grosjean | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
77 | Mercedes | Mercedes | Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
44 | Mercedes | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
11 | Racing Point | Mercedes | Sergio Perez | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
31 | Williams | Mercedes | Robert Kubica | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
5 | Ferrari | Ferrari | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
16 | Ferrari | Ferrari | Charles Leclerc | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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Lee H (@stopitrawr)
30th August 2019, 9:10
What about the McLaren team, will they get this new ICE or wait it out?
Ross
30th August 2019, 9:41
It’s available to them if they want it, they have yet to indicate whether they will or not.
sebsronnie (@sebsronnie)
30th August 2019, 11:12
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