Bottas takes fourth F1 engine, set for Italian GP grid penalty
Bottas has moved onto his fourth internal combustion engine (ICE) of the season and also taken a fresh turbocharger (TC𓆏), MGU-H, MGU-K and new exhaust system (EX) on his Mercedes.
A Mercedes spokesperson confi꧑rmed the power unit change was a "strategic" decision.
As a result, the Finn is set to start the Italian Grand Prix from t🉐he very🧸 back of the grid.
💙However, Bottas will be able to start Saturday’s sprint race at Monza from wherever he qualifies on Friday evening as the grid drop will only be applied for the grand prix itself.
Earlier on Frid꧑ay, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff had indicated that the team was considering taking engine penalties in Italy.
“I think we are all strugg♛ling on power u𒊎nits,” Wolff told Sky Sports.
“Maybe not only reliability but also🍌 how these power units work hard and how they’re ⭕degrading.
“There are thoughts♛, definitely, for this weekend but we haven’t come to a cꦕonclusion yet.”
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is also likely to have to take a fourth power u𓃲nit before the end of the year, and the same is🐭 true for his main title rival Max Verstappen.
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