19 of the 20 drivers are on the cusp of receiving a 10-place engine penalty in the latter part of the season, while Lance Stroll is at risk of taking a five-place grid penalty. Where parts used to be put onto cars at will and money used to be spent by big teams like it was nobody’s business, there is more control over that now. It is very similar to the scrutineering checks in parc ferme after qualifying and the race in that the FIA check that everything the teams are doing is legal. Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have each started from the back once this season. READ: ‘We really feel sorry for them’: Helmut Marko says Ferrari are ‘below their value’ as Mattia Binotto...
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