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Present System One chief Max Verstappen will begin in the back of the grid for the Russian Grand Prix after his workforce confirmed on Friday that the Pink Bull driver will use a brand new engine and settle for the corresponding penalty.
Verstappen needed to evaluation his engine allocation for the season after one in every of them was broken in a crash with Lewis Hamilton on the British Grand Prix in July.
The Dutchman stated he would wish a brand new engine in some unspecified time in the future earlier than the season ends.
“We needed to obtain the sanction in some unspecified time in the future, so, if it had not been completed right here, it could have been someplace else,” he defined. “We try to have the absolute best automobile for this weekend regardless of ranging from the again of the grid. I hope it seems nicely and we’ll attempt to make the very best of it throughout Sunday’s race.”
Verstappen completed in third place within the first follow session for the Russian GP, behind the Mercedes duo of Valtteri Bottas and Hamilton, and in sixth within the second session.
Verstappen maintains a bonus of simply 5 factors over Hamilton within the F1 standings. Beforehand he needed to serve a three-place grid penalty for the race in Russia for his function in one other collision with Hamilton in the latest Grand Prix, in Italy.
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2024-06-20 12:48:45