Formula 1’s engine manufacturers are pursuing different paths with the introduction of new hardware for this weekend’s race.
All 14 drivers powered by Mercedes and Ferrari power units will have new engines for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. None of the drivers have exceeded their maximum allocations and therefore will not receive any penalties.Their six Honda and Renault-powered rivals have not yet chosen to fit new engines for the race at one of the most demanding tracks on the calendar for power unit performance. However they may still do so tomorrow without incurring a penalty.
Yuki Tsunoda was previously the only driver to have taken a new engine this year, following his crash in qualifying for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
The drivers for Mercedes, McLaren, Aston Martin, Williams, Ferrari, Alfa Romeo and Haas are all running new engines, MGU-Hs and exhausts. The eight Mercedes-powered drivers plus Ferrari’s two works cars will also have new MGU-Ks, though the two Ferrari customer teams do not.
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Engine components used so far
No. | Car | Engine | Driver | ICE | TC | MGU-H | MGU-K | ES | CE | EX |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | Alpine | Renault | Fernando Alonso | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
31 | Alpine | Renault | Esteban Ocon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
22 | AlphaTauri | Honda | Yuki Tsunoda | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
55 | Ferrari | Ferrari | Carlos Sainz Jnr | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
16 | Ferrari | Ferrari | Charles Leclerc | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
9 | Haas | Ferrari | Nikita Mazepin | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
7 | Alfa Romeo | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
47 | Haas | Ferrari | Mick Schumacher | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
99 | Alfa Romeo | Ferrari | Antonio Giovinazzi | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
63 | Williams | Mercedes | George Russell | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4 | McLaren | Mercedes | Lando Norris | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
3 | McLaren | Mercedes | Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
31 | Williams | Mercedes | Nicholas Latifi | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
77 | Mercedes | Mercedes | Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
44 | Mercedes | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Aston Martin | Mercedes | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
18 | Aston Martin | Mercedes | Lance Stroll | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
10 | AlphaTauri | Honda | Pierre Gasly | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
11 | Red Bull | Honda | Sergio Perez | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
33 | Red Bull | Honda | Max Verstappen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
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Ian Tommins
4th June 2021, 11:09
Now there’s a surprise! Always impressive when a car wins without an engine. ;)
bosyber (@bosyber)
4th June 2021, 11:15
Should be disqualifies though, it’s ‘motorsports’ for a reason Ian Tommins ;)
James Bond (@jamesbond)
4th June 2021, 11:27
Fred Flinstone
Jere (@jerejj)
4th June 2021, 11:45
@jamesbond Or Barney Rubble.
cduk_mugello (@cduk_mugello)
4th June 2021, 11:29
Unrelated to the article (apart from the picture) but when is the first race Ferrari are getting rid of that Misson Winnow rubbish on the car? Austria/France/UK? It will look SO much better without it.
William Jones
4th June 2021, 16:14
How else will we know to buy Marlboro brand cigarettes… sorry I mean, save the environment by buying Marlboro brand cigarettes.
Emanuele (@allyita)
4th June 2021, 12:22
are those same spec engine as the “old” ones, or are they allowed to have an upgrade this year?
RandomMallard (@)
4th June 2021, 15:28
@allyita I think the engines are frozen for mid-season performance upgrades this year. I *think* they are allowed reliability upgrades (which will definitely incorporate some performance gains) during the season. They are then allowed to upgrade the PU between the end of this season and the start of next season, before they are frozen (again still allowing reliability I think) until the end of 2024.
erikje
4th June 2021, 19:33
Not sure if the Mercedes engines were already used on Friday.
Normally they only use them on saterday and Sunday.