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Boullier: F1 grid penalties could be financial and place drops
McLaren racing director Eric Boullier says the FIA engine penalty system won’t be dramatically overhauled for 2018 but could be altered to include financial hits to make up for the heavy grid drops. Since the introduction of the engine parts cap in the V6 hybrid era teams have struggled to work within the maximum number of units permitted per season and incurred hefty grid penalties as a result. For the Japanese Grand Prix alone, McLaren-Honda’s engine change for a hydraulics leak on Fernando Alonso’s car gave him a 35-place drop – despite there only being 20 cars on the grid – while over the course of 2017 his grid penalty total has already ballooned to 140. Related Articles...
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