Boost for George Russell after Australia failure? FIA adjust engine allocation for 2023

F1 teams are now more likely to escape engine penalties in 2023 after the FIA announced they have increased the number of power unit elements permitted during the season.
Boost for Russell after Australia failure? FIA adjust engine allocation for 2023

Following a meeting of the F1 Commission, all 20 drivers will have four, rather than three, Internal Combustion Engine (ICE), Turbo Charger, MGU-H and MGU-K elements in their pool for F1 2023.

The news comes after the FIA c♐onfirmed their revised F1 Sprint format for this year, with an additional qualifying session being added to the format on Saturday morning.

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With F1 well into their record-breaking 23-race season, this will be welcome news for all of the teams who wꦰಞill be keeping a close eye on reliability as the season progresses.

The FIA confirmed on their website: “Proposals to increase the number of Power Unit elements were discussed during the meeting, with approval given to increase the number of Internal Combustion Engine (ICE), Turbo Charger, MGU-H and MGU-K elements for 2023 only from three (3🐻) to four (4).”

It’s good news for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell, who is expected to take a new power unit for this weekend’s Azerbaijan Graౠnd Prix following his failure in🍃 Australia.

The change will have no impact on 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc, who took a 10-place grid penalty for theꦬ Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Leclerc had exceeded his control ele🙈ctronics (CE) alloc💛ation meaning he was forced to take the penalty.

However, Lecꦕlerc is already on𓆏 his second MGU-H so the change is a welcome one for Ferrari.

The CE and 🌳energy st🅷ore quantity remains unchanged.

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