Lando Norris should be spared a grid penalty in Hungary after Renault gave the McLaren driver's engine the thumbs up despite the unit's failure in last Sunday's German Grand Prix. Norris retired after 25 laps at Hockenheim, the victim of a sudden power loss that raised fears that an engine change - and a subsequent grid penalty - could be on the cards for the McLaren driver in Budapest. However, a thorough analysis of the unit by Renault and McLaren revealed a minor ancillary failure that, while it forced the immediate shut-down of the engine in Sunday's race, won't require a unit change. "Lando's PU suffered an ancillary failure that forced us to stop the engine," a McLaren...
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