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Marko predicts grid penalty for Hamilton

Article To news overview © Mercedes Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko expects Lewis Hamilton to take a grid penalty, which would put him at the back of the grid, at one of the next three events. The limit of just three engines for a 22-race Formula 1 calendar has made life difficult for the teams to avoid a grid penalty this season. Championship leader Max Verstappen took on a fourth power unit at the Sochi Autodrom yesterday, so will start Sunday's Russian Grand Prix from the back of the field, and Marko reckons Hamilton will replicate Red Bull's strategy. "With Turkey, Austin and Mexico, our circuits are coming up again. We assume that Mercedes will take the penalty there, for the same...
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