Ferrari has confirmed it will fit its new power unit to Carlos Sainz Jnr’s car at this weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix.
Charles Leclerc was the first of the team’s drivers to use the upgraded engine at the previous round in Russia. Although the upgrade applies only to the hybrid part of the hardware, Sainz’s entire power unit will be replaced.“As was the case for Charles Leclerc in Russia, in Turkey Carlos Sainz will take a completely new power unit fitted with the new hybrid system,” said the team in a statement. “Therefore he will start from the back of the grid with the aim of climbing up the order to try and score some points.”
The team’s power unit customers Alfa Romeo and Haas are not expected to receive the upgraded power unit before the end of the season.
Ferrari also confirmed team principal Mattia Binotto will not attend the race but will supervise operations from the team’s factory in Italy instead. While he will follow the team’s progress through their remote garage, Ferrari said his focus will be on development of their new car for the 2022 F1 season.
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Power unit parts used so far
| No. | Car | Engine | Driver | ICE | TC | MGU-H | MGU-K | ES | CE | EX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Alpine | Renault | Esteban Ocon | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 14 | Alpine | Renault | Fernando Alonso | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | AlphaTauri | Honda | Pierre Gasly | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 33 | Red Bull | Honda | Max Verstappen | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Red Bull | Honda | Sergio Perez | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 55 | Ferrari | Ferrari | Carlos Sainz Jnr | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Alfa Romeo | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 99 | Alfa Romeo | Ferrari | Antonio Giovinazzi | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 77 | Mercedes | Mercedes | Valtteri Bottas | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Ferrari | Ferrari | Charles Leclerc | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 | AlphaTauri | Honda | Yuki Tsunoda | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | McLaren | Mercedes | Lando Norris | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 47 | Haas | Ferrari | Mick Schumacher | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Haas | Ferrari | Nikita Mazepin | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 31 | Williams | Mercedes | Nicholas Latifi | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Aston Martin | Mercedes | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 44 | Mercedes | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 63 | Williams | Mercedes | George Russell | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | McLaren | Mercedes | Daniel Ricciardo | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Aston Martin | Mercedes | Lance Stroll | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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DaveW (@dmw)
6th October 2021, 17:58
Your move, Mercedes AMG.
Jere (@jerejj)
6th October 2021, 18:21
I fully see this coming. His starting will be P20 as long as Mercedes doesn’t do the same for Hamilton. One higher if they do, as his theoretical position loss is 50 (all components bar EX & MGU-K), while Hamilton would presumably have 60 (all bar EX). I hope Merc doesn’t take the hit unless they’re skeptical about reliability lasting until the season’s end.
Jere (@jerejj)
6th October 2021, 18:23
saw
Jere (@jerejj)
6th October 2021, 18:25
Also, starting position. I should pay more attention when typing.
Jonathan Parkin
6th October 2021, 19:33
I hate these engine and gearbox penalties
Esploratore (@esploratore1)
6th October 2021, 19:47
I don’t, they spice things up, made some races way more interesting the last few years, I remember races where we had 3-4 front runners starting from the back!
Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
6th October 2021, 23:33
In what way, it is a given that quick cars can still end up winning.
melanos
8th October 2021, 20:07
Wel all right, let’s have reverse grids then
Tim
7th October 2021, 6:46
What is the logic behind the sort order in that table?
Jere (@jerejj)
7th October 2021, 7:54
@Tim If I can read correctly, the order is most components used overall from top to bottom.