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Gasly to take grid penalty at Silverstone over PU limits
Pierre Gasly will start from the back of the grid at this weekend’s British Grand Prix due to exceeding the maximum number of power unit components allowed per season.
The Alpine driver has already taken a fifth internal combustion engine (ICE), turbocharger, MGU-H, MGU-K -- exceeding the limit of four -- as well as a third control electronics that is outside the maximum permitted two. With more than a 15-place grid penalty in total, the regulations state that Gasly must start from the back of the grid.
The Frenchman is on a run of four consecutive point-scoring finishes for Alpine stretching back to his 10th place in the Monaco Grand Prix, finishing ninth in Canada and Spain and tenth again last weekend in Austria.
Gasly is the first driver to take a grid penalty for exceeding power unit components so far this season, with Alpine opting to do so at Silverstone due to the fact it’s a power-sensitive track. The weather forecast has also been taken into account, with rain impacting Friday’s track running and more showers expected at different stages on Saturday and Sunday.
Chris Medland
While studying Sports Journalism at the University of Central Lancashire, Chris managed to talk his way into working at the British Grand Prix in 2008 and was retained for three years before joining ESPN F1 as Assistant Editor. After three further years at ESPN, a spell as F1 Editor at Crash Media Group was followed by the major task of launching F1i.com’s English-language website and running it as Editor. Present at every race since the start of 2014, he has continued building his freelance portfolio, working with international titles. As well as writing for RACER, his broadcast work includes television appearances on F1 TV and as a presenter and reporter on North America's live radio coverage on SiriusXM.
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