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Mercedes explains Hamilton’s grid penalty

Lewis Hamilton will take a 10-place grid penalty at the Turkish Grand Prix as a result of exceeding limits on power unit components. Honda had made clear it would take a new power unit for Max Verstappen at some stage this season and duly did so in Russia where he climbed through from the back of the grid to finish second. At the time, Hamilton and Mercedes stated there was no guarantee it would have to do the same, and Hamilton even went as far as saying he didn’t expect a penalty on Thursday in Turkey. “At the moment I still have number two and three, so I don’t envisage us having to take one at the moment but that could change, who knows?” Hamilton said. However, once the cars...
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