Hamilton, Leclerc and Verstappen to have penalties
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Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc, and George Russell will all serve grid penalties at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix due to exceeding the allowed limit of engine components for the 2024 season.
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Why It Matters
Drivers are restricted to a limit of four engine components per season; exceeding this limit results in grid penalties.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Ferrari drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc will all have grid penalties at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
Verstappen will start from the back of the grid while Hamilton and Leclerc will both have 10-place penalties.
They join Mercedes driver George Russell in having penalties for using too many engine parts. Russell's drop is only five places.
Verstappen will have an an all-new engine fitted after Red Bull discovered problems after Friday practice.
Leclerc, Hamilton and Russell have all fitted new internal combustion engines.
The penalties for the Ferrari drivers are bigger than Russell's because it is the first time they have exceeded the limit of four engines per season, while Russell had already gone beyond that.
Verstappen famously won the 2024 Sao Paulo Grand Prix from 17th on the grid after an engine penalty in a wet race.
Open Questions
- What will be the final starting order after all penalties are applied?
