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Bottas to start Sunday’s race from the back after PU penalty
Valtteri Bottas will start the Italian Grand Prix from the back of the grid as a result of a grid penalty for exceeding power unit components, but still starts the Sprint from first place. Friday’s qualifying session was underway when the FIA announced Bottas had taken a fourth power unit, exceeding the limit of three on a number of components. Each new component carries a grid drop, and the Finn accumulates enough penalties to be demoted to the back of the grid. However, with the Sprint format being used at Monza this weekend, Bottas will be allowed to start Saturday’s qualifying race from the first position he qualified in, as it is the Sprint that sets the grid for the grand prix...
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