Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz will drop to the rear finish of the grid for the Italian Grand Prix as he joined the rising record of drivers taking an engine change penalty.
The character of Monza’s circuit, which options lengthy straights and overtaking alternatives, is seen as a spot the place the influence of grid penalties on a driver’s ultimate consequence may be minimised.
Forward of the weekend it was confirmed Lewis Hamilton will begin from the again of the grid after Mercedes made a wholescale engine change.
Ferrari may have one in all its vehicles, working a particular color scheme with splashes of yellow for its house race, on the again finish of the grid, with Sainz’s automotive being fitted with a brand new power retailer, MGU-Ok and gearbox, giving him and amassed 25-place grid drop.
Pink Bull have added a fifth inside combustion engine (ICE) to world champion Max Verstappen’s pool of components, however as a result of he is already exceeded his allocation of ICEs, he will get a five-place grid penalty, not ten.
The runaway championship chief received from 14th on the grid on the Belgian Grand Prix after incurring engine change penalties.
Verstappen’s teammate, Sergio Perez, will take a 10-place penalty for utilizing the primary ICE exterior of his allocation for the season.
Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas has a brand new inside combustion engine, MGU-H and turbocharger fitted to his automotive, so he has a 15-place grid penalty to take.
With Yuki Tsunoda already taking a 10-place penalty for exceeding the quantity of allowed reprimands in a season, AlphaTauri has made wholesale modifications to his energy unit elements, that means he’ll begin behind the grid.