Williams driver Alex Albon will begin the Italian Grand Prix from the again of the grid after being hit with a 20-place penalty for energy unit adjustments.
Albon’s Mercedes-powered automotive has been fitted with a fifth Inside Combustion Engine (ICE) and fourth Management Electronics Unit (PU-CE) at Monza, resulting in a pair of 10-place penalties.
As per the regulations, the primary time the allocation of any energy unit factor is exceeded, a 10-place grid penalty might be utilized, with the second time this happens (and so forth) leading to a five-place grid drop – all penalties on the identical occasion making use of in a cumulative method.
If a driver incurs a penalty exceeding 15 grid locations, they are going to be required to start out the race behind the sphere regardless.
Albon joins Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli in serving a grid penalty this weekend, with the Italian taking up a fifth ICE, fourth PU-CE and fourth Power Retailer (ES), resulting in a notional 30-place drop.
Offering there are not any extra penalties handed out forward of Sunday’s race, it means Albon and Antonelli will share the again row of the grid.
