News Details

Raikkonen drops to 19th after pre-race engine change

Kimi Raikkonen has dropped another place on the starting grid for the Mexican Grand Prix after Ferrari chose to install a second new engine in his car after qualifying. The Finnish driver qualified 15th, but was relegated to 18th after changing his gearbox and engine when it caught fire during final practice. He will now use a brand new power unit for the race - his sixth of the season - dropping him another ten places, plus another five apiece for a new turbo, MGU-H, battery unit and control electronics, totalling 30 places. However he will drop just one place, placing him behind Fernando Alonso's McLaren, but ahead of Jenson Button, whose record breaking 70 place penalty ensures he...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Kimi Raikkonen picks up penalty for engine change

Mexican Grand Prix – Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen will start from the...
10y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Raikkonen hit with engine change penalty

Kimi Raikkonen will get a 10-place grid penalty for the Mexican Grand Prix...
10y ago from Motorsport.com

New engine for Raikkonen leads to grid penalty

 XPB Images Kimi Raikkonen has taken a number of new power unit...
10y ago from F1i.com

Button might not get new engine after Alonso issue

Jenson Button might not receive Honda's upgraded power unit at this...
10y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Jorge Martin claims pole in Assen MotoGP qualifying,...

Aprilia rider Jorge Martin claimed his first-ever pole position in Noale...
22h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

David Malukas: Road course gains due to hard work off...

David Malukas is still looking for his first IndyCar win, but the Team...
13h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Rosenqvist set to depart MSR at end of season

Recent Indianapolis 500 winner Felix Rosenqvist is set to depart Meyer...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

World Cup round-up: Saka gets an assist, knock-out...

Morning. A very quick Sunday round-up for you, starting with England's 2-0...
36m ago from Arseblog.com

Sources: Chelsea want 55m-rated former Arsenal ace...

Monaco’s American striker Folarin Balogun remains one of the headline...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Alan Shearer slams England first-half display, singles...

Alan Shearer has slammed England's first half performance against Panama...
10h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Fabrizio Romano's latest 'behind scenes' update could...

Liverpool and Arsenal will likely be impacted by Fabrizio Romano's...
11h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.