Sentences with phrase «grid penalties for»

Now backed by Red Bull and heading to F1, Verstappen was relegated from pole to eleventh on the grid by one of three ten - place grid penalties for a single engine change in race two at Imola.

Although grid penalties for power unit changes are unpopular no one has yet come up with a satisfying alternative, as FIA president Jean Todt explained last year.

That means there are plenty of grid penalties for the race, but as if that wasn't bad enough, the order they're applied in adds an extra little bit of confusion into the mix.

In news that should surprise absolutely nobody, Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne already have grid penalties for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix - and free practice hasn't even started yet.

It's the second race in a row that Vandoorne has been handed grid penalties for exceeding the allocation of power unit elements.

The McLaren - Honda partnership only has three races left to go so just in case anyone has forgotten the reason they're breaking up, both drivers have been given a healthy serving of grid penalties for the Mexican Grand Prix.

Check out the Q3 results above - but remember, several drivers have grid penalties for tomorrow's race, meaning the final starting positions will look rather different.

He started in 16th due to grid penalties for engine component and gearbox changes, and because pretty much half the field had grid drops too.

The stewards decided that Button was at fault, and in what must surely be the most pointless penalty in F1 history have given him a three place grid penalty for the next race.

Well, the FIA decided to give Button a three - place grid penalty for his next race this season.

Vandoorne's collision with Massa in Spain was very much a rookie error and earned him a grid penalty for Monaco

He'd qualified a superb third but had a three - place grid penalty for impeding Nico Hulkenberg in Q1.

Whilst being in awe of his former teammate's performance, Rosberg had some sympathy for Valtteri Bottas, who will start the race from 15th after crashing out of Q3 and receiving a five - place grid penalty for the resulting gearbox change.

Daniel Ricciardo has been experiencing some of the bad luck Max Verstappen had earlier this year in terms of reliability, and in Brazil he's getting yet another grid penalty for taking on some new engine components.

But, Alonso and McLaren had nothing to lose because the Spaniard has a 30 - place grid penalty for the Silverstone race anyway...

So, about that certain grid penalty for Button.

For colliding with Pascal Wehrlein in a move which put them both out, Jenson Button was given a 10 - place grid penalty for his next race.

He crashed out in qualifying and then picked up a grid penalty for a gearbox change.

As a result the Toro Rosso driver has a three - place grid penalty for the race in Baku.

This means Vandoorne has now used five turbochargers and five MGU - Hs, resulting in a 15 place grid penalty for the race.

The Spanish fans will be sighing with relief, because it's Vandoorne who has been given a grid penalty for the race at the Circuit de Barcelona - Catalunya, not home hero Fernando Alonso.

So, while Alonso is off enjoying something different with the Indianapolis 500, Button has been left with a grid penalty for his one - off F1 return.

Surprise, surprise, another race and another grid penalty for a McLaren driver — this time, it's Stoffel Vandoorne.

Although the incident put him out of the race the stewards have decided to slap him with a three - place grid penalty for Monaco and also given him two penalty points on his license.

Vandoorne's car developed a sensor issue ahead of the race and McLaren changed to fifth Energy Store and Control Electronics, with a five - place grid penalty for each new element.

Behind Raikkonen, Sebastian Vettel could only manage third, with Valtteri Bottas fourth — although he has a five - place grid penalty for a gearbox change.

Mortara was made to serve a five - second penalty in the race for Glock - blocking (he also had a five - place grid penalty for holding up another driver) but for his angry reaction Glock came off much worse.

His Monaco replacement Jenson Button got a grid penalty for exceeding the car's allowance of power unit components and Alonso thinks the Canada engine failure will give him a penalty for Baku:

But, he looks set to go into Sunday's race with a five - place grid penalty for a gearbox change, which will make his life a lot harder at the Austrian GP.

Valtteri Bottas qualified second, but will drop down the order following a five pace grid penalty for a gearbox change, promoting Sebastian Vettel to the front row.

Marcus Ericsson says a «misunderstanding» over procedure led to his grid penalty for ignoring double waved yellows in qualifying for the Chinese GP.

Daniel Ricciardo: Ricciardo's three - place grid penalty for speeding under red - flag conditions may have been a harsh one given the circumstances, nevertheless it was still a mistake which left the Aussie with more work to do in his home grand prix.

Felipe Nasr has been given a three - place grid penalty for impending Felipe Massa during qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton will only be able to start Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix no higher than P6 after picking up a five - place grid penalty for a gearbox change.

Carlos Sainz not only ended his and Lance Stroll's race with a careless lunge on cold brakes into Turn 1, but he picked up a grid penalty for the next race in Russia.

Three - place grid penalty for Lance Stroll.

His spectacular accident in the last round didn't stop him picking up three points, and a further 15 from fourth place (despite a 10 - place grid penalty for his Beijing crash) plus a fastest lap moves him level with non-finishing Franck Montagny.

Not exact matches

The pair ran long on their opening sets, although Hamilton chose to qualify and start the race on soft compound tyres after a five - place penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change relegated him to ninth on the grid.

Grid penalties have become the biggest joke in F1 in recent times and in 2018, the system for working out the grid will change yet again.

On their own reprimands don't account for much, but if a driver gets three of them during the year they'll get a 10 - place grid penalty.

One potential benefit of starting at the back is that Vettel can now take on a whole load of new engine components and the penalties that go with them, thus avoiding potential grid drops for the remaining races.

If the advantage the Silver Arrows enjoys on the straights is reduced by a downpour, then Max Verstappen could have an opportunity to fight for pole position in qualifying and leave Daniel Ricciardo rueing his three - place grid penalty.

Since he was going only slightly too fast the stewards were lenient with the penalty, but Ricciardo is seriously angry that he'll have to drop places on the grid for his home race.

He'll take a 10 - place penalty for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, making it four lots of grid penalties from four F1 weekends of the Kiwi.

In 2018, drivers will still get penalties for using too many power unit components, but anyone with more than 15 - places worth will simply be told to start from the back of the grid.

Over the last few years, ridiculous grid penalties have become part and parcel of Formula 1 (especially for McLaren) to the point where it's become easy to forget how stupid it is to have a 30 place grid drop in a field of only 20 cars.

It's alarming that engine penalties are being talked about before a wheel has been turned in the 2018 season, and the ramifications of Renault pulling this off is quite significant for the rest of the grid.

But it also mocks the imposed engine limit and penalty system, and could create a scenario in which half the grid is taking penalties for freedom of development, leaving the few teams happy with their output to continue, with no choice offered to the lesser financed teams.

He had a grid penalty and five second time penalty for this race too and his pointless streak looked set to continue.

Szafnauer did say that if a better solution could be found he'd go along with it, but for now grid penalties are the best way to deter teams from excessive spending.