Lewis Hamilton will begin this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix from the again of the grid after Mercedes confirmed his automobile can be fitted with a brand new energy unit that can incur a grid penalty.
Hamilton will use his fourth energy unit of the season in Italy, taking him over his quota for a number of engine elements this 12 months.
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Mercedes was pressured to take the brand new energy unit as it’s nonetheless assessing which elements from the engine he used at Spa-Francorchamps, his third energy unit, may be salvaged following his retirement at that race.
Hamilton’s third energy unit was broken on the Belgian Grand Prix after his automobile was lifted into the air following a collision with Fernando Alonso.
“We shall be becoming PU No. 4 this weekend for Lewis,” a Mercedes spokesperson stated. “It is because though we’re nonetheless engaged on the restoration plan for PU No. 3 that was broken in Spa, that unit can’t be run this weekend.
“This may include related grid penalties because it’s in extra of the allocation for the season.”
Groups are restricted to the variety of energy unit elements they’ll use on every automobile for value saving causes.