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Valtteri Bottas braced for Belgian GP grid demotion
Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes will decide on Friday morning whether to take on a fresh engine, which would trigger a substantial grid penalty for the Belgian Grand Prix. Under Formula 1 regulations drivers are limited to three Internal Combustion Engines, Turbochargers and MGU-Hs, and two MGU-Ks, Energy Stores and Control Electronics per season. Bottas has already reached the limit of each respective component, meaning that a first breach of the regulations will result in a 10-place grid penalty. Should any penalty exceed 15 places than a driver is automatically sent to the back of the grid. “Tomorrow morning we’re going to know 100 per cent which engine we’re going to...
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