Lance Stroll receives a 40-place grid penalty at the Madrid ring. For the Spanish Grand Prix, Aston Martin has installed a large number of new components in the Canadian’s power unit.
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Stroll is driving today in Madrid with his fifth combustion engine, fifth turbo, and fifth MGU-K of the season. In addition, his sixth energy store has also been installed, while he is now using his seventh PU-ANC. This means Aston Martin exceeds the allowed limits on multiple components.
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The regulations stipulate that the first exceedance of the allowed allocation results in a ten-place grid penalty. For a subsequent exceedance, a five-place penalty follows. When multiple components are replaced during the same Grand Prix weekend, the penalties are added together. This results in an exceptionally high penalty for Stroll. In practice, it will not matter much for him. The driver already qualified last yesterday and will also start last due to the penalty.
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