Receipt
“just ahead of qualifying, the stewards also revealed that Bortoleto had taken a fifth engine, a fifth turbocharger, a fifth exhaust set, a fifth energy store, a fifth control electronics unit, a fourth MGU-K, and a seventh power unit ancillary component, and as a result, that's a drop of 60 grid positions.”
James' Pit Lane, at 3:23 of “Huge Penalty Changes US Quali Result, Russell Finished, Ferrari Fall Apart” on James' Pit Lane’s channel.
Around it
- 3:11 Now, the final penalty is for Gabriel Bortoletto, with him picking up a massive 80-place grid penalty.
- 3:17 Now, it was revealed earlier on in the weekend that he would get a 20-place grid penalty for changing two power unit parts.
- 3:23 However, just ahead of qualifying, the stewards also revealed that Bortoletto had taken a fifth engine,
- 3:28 a fifth turbocharger, a fifth exhaust set, a fifth energy store, a fifth control electronics unit,
- 3:33 a fourth MG UK, and a seventh power unit ancillary component, and as a result, that's a drop of 60 grid positions.
In the paper
- The Armchair Stewards, week ending 27 October 2026