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Sainz and Albon hit with grid penalties in Austria

McLaren's Carlos Sainz and Toro Rosso's Alex Albon will have their work cut out for them on race day regardless of where they qualify, thanks to power unit changes and subsequent grid penalties. After debating when to supply Sainz with Renault's latest B-spec engine, McLaren finally opted to make the change this weekend in Austria. Split vote by F1 teams excludes return to 2018-spec tyres Unfortunately, the Spaniard's power unit swap involves the renewal of all six elements, putting Sainz above the limit for each component and therefore maximizing his penalty tally and sending him to the back of Sunday's grid. Over at Toro Rosso, Albon gets his hands on Honda's Spec-3 unit and its new ICE,...
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