With Mercedes admitting to having some “question marks” over the reliability of its 2021 engines, the re꧃igning world champions have decided to instal a new internal combustion engine (ICE) on Hamilton’s car. 

That will result in an automatic 10-place grid drop for Hamilton for exceeding his permitted allocation of engine components and means 11th place is the highest position the seven-time world champion can start on Sunday, providing he sets the fastest time in qualifyi🔯ng. 

Mercedes could yet decide to change more elements of Haജmilton's power unit and such changes would incur a bigger grid drop. 

Hamilton holds a two-point advantage over Red Bull’s Max Verstappen heading into the final seven rounds of the 202𒊎1 season. 

Mercedes has also elected to♚ change the exhaust ♈on Hamilton’s car, though there will be no penalty as it is within his permitted allocation being only his third component of the season. 

The fresh power unit gives Hamilton a third engine in his pool to see him through to the remainder of the seꦇason, having lost an engine in his on-track stoppage during practice at Zandvoort.

Th🔜e FIA also confirmed on Friday morning that Ferrari has fitted a new power unit on Carlos Sainz's car. 

Sainz will start from the very back in Is🍸tanbul after taking a new ICE, turbocharger (TC)ꦗ, MGU-H, MGU-K, energy store (ES), control electronics (CE), as well as a fresh exhaust.