News Details
Bottas to take grid penalty as Mercedes fit new power unit
Article To news overview © Mercedes Valtteri Bottas will be handed a grid penalty for the Italian Grand Prix after Mercedes opted to change his power unit ahead of qualifying. Drivers are allowed to use three power units per season before being handed a penalty, under F1's current regulations, but the change means the Finn is now on his fourth engine of the season. Talk of potential engine penalties was a topic of discussion following FP1 at Monza, with team boss Toto Wolff admitting that Mercedes were weighing up whether to take a fourth engine this weekend and trigger a grid penalty at a track where they may be able to recover ground easily. Those discussions turned into a firm decision...
Full Story »
Full Story »
4y ago from RacingNews365.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Italian GP: Power Unit elements
Power unit elements used prior to the Heineken Gran Premio d'italia...
4y ago from Pitpass.com
Power unit issue leaves Hamilton 'on the back foot'
Lewis Hamilton admitted that this afternoon's power unit problems would...
4y ago from F1i.com
Mercedes surprised: grid penalty for Bottas after new...
Valtteri Bottas will start from the back of the grid on Sunday. This is...
4y ago from GPBlog.com
Mercedes 'definitely considering' Monza power unit...
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has confirmed the team could "play...
4y ago from GPFans.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Francesco Bagnaia “happy” again after testing new...
No description available...
6h ago from Motorsport.com
MotoGP Valencia test: Raul Fernandez leads Aprilia 1-2...
No description available...
8h ago from Motorsport.com
Raul Fernandez leads Aprilia 1-2 to top Valencia...
Trackhouse Aprilia’s Raul Fernandez led the Italian manufacturer to...
7h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
How Ducati superbike star Nicolo Bulega fared in his...
No description available...
11h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Prema "evaluating different solutions" to...
No description available...
12h ago from Motorsport.com
Ryan Hunter-Reay joins Arrow McLaren for 2026...
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
Ryan Hunter-Reay joins Arrow McLaren for 2026 Indy 500
Arrow McLaren has announced that veteran Ryan Hunter-Reay will join the...
5d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
RLL locks in Louis Foster with extended IndyCar...
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced an extension to its contract...
6d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
How Adrien Fourmaux’s WRC Japan exit proves mental...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Hyundai already working on “Plan B” for 2026 WRC...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
What Toyota expects from 2026 WRC signing Oliver...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Man United have ‘smart and tactically astute’...
Manchester United are interested in signing Nathaniel Brown from Eintracht...
5h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Hamstring injury could rule out Arsenal’s Gabriel...
t;li>Defender was injured playing for Brazil against SenegalHavertz has...
5h ago from TheGuardian.com
Liverpool motivated to sign Arsenal & Chelsea...
Liverpool are interested in signing Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth. ...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Brazil issue fresh injury update on Gabriel Magalhaes...
The Brazil national team has issued a statement with regards to the injury...
13h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Comments
Hottest News
Sky F1 presenter makes racing history as Lewis Hamilton...
Catch up on the biggest stories of the day with... Read More »
4h ago from RacingNews365.com
F1 video game release scrapped in massive shake-up
The publishers of the F1 video game, Electronic... Read More »
3h ago from GPFans.com
George Russell gets his way as F1 rule change announced
Mercedes F1 star George Russell seems to have got... Read More »
5h ago from GPFans.com
