Mercedes have confirmed that Lewis Hamilton will take a grid penalty at this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix, though the team hasn't confirmed whether they will opt for a single or double hit. The Briton has been forced into taking the penalty following a spate of reliability failures during the early races, which now sees him on his fifth and final turbo and MGU-H. Taking a sixth of any component incurs a 10-place grid penalty, therefore changing more than one component will see him drop further back. Although Mercedes confirmed the plan was to take a grid drop, the team haven't specified how many places it will be, as they're yet to confirm how many...
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