Lando Norris will start the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps with a 10-place grid penalty after McLaren confirms the team has installed new power unit components that exceed Formula 1’s permitted allocation. Multiple outlets report that the penalty means Norris will drop down the starting order and, regardless of qualifying position, cannot start higher than 11th. The BBC and other reports attribute the sanction to Norris exceeding the maximum number of engine parts. The Guardian adds that the decision involves fitting a fourth power electronics unit of the season, one more than allowed under the regulations. The Guardian also notes that Norris’s first two such units experienced “terminal” issues earlier in the season, including problems in China in March and a further problem during free practice in Monaco last month. With the penalty applied for the Belgian GP, Norris is set to begin the race from lower down the grid than his qualifying result would otherwise allow.
Norris to receive 10-place grid penalty at Belgian GP after new power unit elements
Lando Norris will start the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps with a 10-place grid penalty after McLaren confirms the team has installed new power unit components that exceed Formula 1’s permitt...
- McLaren confirms Lando Norris will take a 10-place grid penalty at the Belgian GP.
- The penalty is linked to Norris exceeding the permitted number of power unit/engine parts.
- Norris is set to start no higher than 11th at Spa-Francorchamps, even if he qualifies near the front.
- Reports say the team fits an additional power electronics unit beyond the allowed season allocation.
- Previous issues with power unit components earlier in the season are cited as part of the context.
Lando Norris will start on the back foot at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix after taking on new power unit elements.
Norris is paying the price for poor reliability earlier in the season of the electronics which manage his car's hybrid power systems
2 hours agoMcLaren’s changes of power unit exceeds regulationsWorld champion is fifth in the F1 standingsLando Norris will have to take a 10-place grid penalty at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. McLaren announced on Thursday that the car of the reigning world champion will be fitted with a fourth power electronics unit of the season, one more than allowed under Formula One regulations.Norris’s first two units suffered “terminal” issues in China in March, where he did not start the race, then in free practice in Monaco last month. Continue reading...
2 hours agoThe reigning world champion will be at an immediate disadvantage this weekend at Spa-Francorchamps
2 hours agoLando Norris will start this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix with a major setback after McLaren confirmed he has received a 10-place grid penalty. The British driver will drop down the starting order at Spa-Francorchamps after the team decided to install new power unit components that exceed the season’s permitted allocation. The penalty means Norris cannot start higher than 11th, even if he qualifies near the front.
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