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Hamilton engine penalty 'likely' in Belgium

– Mercedes has stated that Lewis Hamilton is "likely" to suffer a grid drop at this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix, for taking on new power unit elements and exceeding his allocation.Hamilton has worked his way through five Turbocharger and MGU-H elements, and three Internal Combustion Engine, Energy Store and Control Electronics elements so far this season.As per current regulations, Hamilton will receive a 10-place penalty the first time a sixth component is used, and an additional five-place penalty when a second sixth component is used."It's likely but we will be able to say more tomorrow," said a Mercedes spokesperson, when asked by GPUpdate.net if Hamilton is...
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