F1 stewards confirm enormous 50-place grid penalty for driver at Mexico City GP
With only five race weekends to go now, including this weekend's Mexico City Grand Prix, we are in the stage of the season where grid penalties for new engine parts come thick and fast. We have already seen plenty of them in recent rounds, including last Sunday in Austin where three different drivers served penalties at the start of the United States Grand Prix because they had gone over their annual allowances. And the stewards have confirmed already that at least one driver will do so in the Mexican capital, too.
TL;DR
- A driver faces a 50-place grid penalty for using multiple new engine parts beyond their seasonal allocation.
- This penalty results in an automatic back-of-grid start due to exceeding the 15-place cumulative drop limit.
- The driver has already suffered nine DNFs this season, many due to technical issues.
- Another driver, Colton Herta, used the car with new parts during FP1, earning a superlicence point.
- The team principal has called for improved performance from the driver to retain their seat.