Tsunoda to start last, Leclerc avoids penalty after engine parts changes

Yuki Tsunoda will start the Canadian Grand Prix from the back of the grid after incurring penalties for exceeding his allocation of power unit parts.

AlphaTauri has fitted a complete new power unit to Tsunoda’s car this weekend, including internal combustion engine, MGU-H, MGU-K, turbocharger, control electronics, energy store and exhaust.

While Tsunoda has not yet exceeded his maximum allocation of control electronics, energy stores and exhausts, he will collect penalties for replacing the internal combustion engine, MGU-H, MGU-K and turbocharger. As these would total more than 15 places, he is required by F1’s rules to start the race from the back of the grid.

Following Charles Leclerc’s retirement from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Ferrari has fitted several new power unit parts to his car. He will incur a penalty if he takes a new turbocharger but Ferrari have not taken that step. Leclerc has a new engine, MHU-H, MGU-K and control electrics but avoids a penalty for now.

New parts have also been fitted to Esteban Ocon, Kevin Magnussen, Nicholas Latifi and Lance Stroll’s cars, all without penalty.

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Power unit components used prior to the Canadian Grand Prix

N°	Car	Engine	Driver	ICE	TC	MGU-H	MGU-K	ES	CE	EX
63	Mercedes	Mercedes	George Russell	2	2	2	2	1	1	3
44	Mercedes	Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton	2	2	2	2	1	1	3
1	Red Bull	Red Bull	Max Verstappen	2	2	2	2	1	1	3
11	Red Bull	Red Bull	Sergio Perez	2	2	2	2	1	1	4
16	Ferrari	Ferrari	Charles Leclerc	3	3	3	3	1	2	4
55	Ferrari	Ferrari	Carlos Sainz Jnr	2	2	2	2	1	2	4
3	McLaren	Mercedes	Daniel Ricciardo	2	2	2	2	1	1	2
4	McLaren	Mercedes	Lando Norris	2	2	2	2	1	1	2
14	Alpine	Renault	Fernando Alonso	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
31	Alpine	Renault	Esteban Ocon	3	3	3	3	2	2	3
10	AlphaTauri	Red Bull	Pierre Gasly	3	3	3	3	2	2	5
22	AlphaTauri	Red Bull	Yuki Tsunoda	4	4	4	4	2	2	5
18	Aston Martin	Mercedes	Lance Stroll	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
5	Aston Martin	Mercedes	Sebastian Vettel	2	2	2	3	2	2	2
23	Williams	Mercedes	Alexander Albon	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
6	Williams	Mercedes	Nicholas Latifi	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
77	Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	Valtteri Bottas	3	3	3	2	1	2	4
24	Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	Zhou Guanyu	2	2	2	2	1	1	3
20	Haas	Ferrari	Kevin Magnussen	3	3	3	3	2	2	4
47	Haas	Ferrari	Mick Schumacher	2	3	2	2	2	2	4

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