Sentences with phrase «place grid penalties»

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 he was not at fault for the collision with his team - mate at Silverstone, Sainz can have no complaints for the respective three - place grid penalties he accumulated following the races in Bahrain (where he ended Lance Stroll's race) and Canada (crashing into Romain Grosjean, who in turn took out Felipe Massa).

These come with 10 and five - place grid penalties, but a sixth internal combustion engine (ICE) and sixth MGU - K have also been fitted.

There have been some bonkers time - wasting rules in Formula One — no mid-season helmet changes, 50 - place grid penalties in a field of 22 cars, team radio guidance being allowed, then not allowed, then allowed a little bit — but the latest ruling in MotoGP takes the biscuit.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Undercooked or burnt attempts at lunch will warrant a five - place grid penalty at the judge's discretion.

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

The stewards found that Kvyat blocked Williams racer Lance Stroll during Q1, and decided to award him a three - place grid penalty.

It got to a point where some teams would roll up to a grand prix weekend with one of their drivers amassing something like a 65 - place grid penalty and starting the race in car parking zone Z.

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.

As a result, he's been handed a three - place grid penalty and two points on his superlicence.

And on top of all that he has the devastating three - place grid penalty from Monaco hanging over his head, which he'll definitely honestly seriously have to take.

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

Even before the race weekend had got going, it was already confirmed that Vandoorne had a 35 - place grid penalty after upgrading to Honda's «Spec 3.6» power unit.

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

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.

Either way it could be bad news for Vettel as his gearbox will no doubt need replacing for Suzuka now, which'll mean a five place grid penalty.

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

That's only getting worse now, because stewards have decided to give him a five - place grid penalty, dropping him from 20th way down to 20th.

As if the five - place grid penalty wasn't bad enough, Ericsson has also been given three points on his licence for the incident.

He'd obviously impeded Hamilton and was given a five - place grid penalty, whilst McLaren was bizarrely told they wouldn't be able to score constructors points in the race.

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.

But bearing damage was only noticed in the paddock at the Sakhir circuit, meaning the Brit will suffer a five place grid penalty after qualifying.

So does that mean it'll be Fernando with the million - place grid penalty in Monza?

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.

If he gets another reprimand this year for something he does behind the wheel, he'll be hit with a 10 - place grid penalty - something that would really dent any slight hopes he may have left of actually winning this championship.

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.

Marcus Ericsson has been slapped with a five - place grid penalty and three penalty points have been added to his licence after failing to slow down for yellow flags.

It was a mixed opening race for Red Bull as Max Verstappen fell from P4 to finish P6, while Daniel Ricciardo overcome a three - place grid penalty to finish P4.

The rookie driver is likely to start Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from the back of the grid as he is facing a 10 - place grid penalty.

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.

This is because Jenson Button was given a three - place grid penalty in Monaco which he has not yet served.)

Three - place grid penalty for Lance Stroll.

A ten - place grid penalty would have been horrible, given that one reprimand was related to protocol and not his on - track conduct.

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.

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.

He started down in 16th due to grid penalties and had a slower start to the race compared to Verstappen, but started picking off places through the first stint.

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.

200 - place grid drops and corner - cutting penalties which don't actually penalise the driver are pretty stupid, but they've got nothing on Jenson Button's penalty at Monaco.

It might not be so bad, but the news comes in the wake of the Italian Grand Prix, where 150 places worth of grid penalties made a bit of a mockery of the sport, leading to many teams and even Ross Brawn calling for an overhaul of the system.