Last Updated: 08/09/22 1:31pm
Lewis Hamilton is set to start at the back of the grid for this weekend’s Italian GP thanks to a Mercedes engine penalty.
Mercedes are fitting a fourth engine – one more than is permitted in F1’s rules – into Hamilton’s car as a result of the damage his last engine suffered in his race-ending crash with Fernando Alonso at the Belgian GP.
There was a 45G impact in that collision and, after investigations, Mercedes have decided that the Power Unit cannot be used again.
The grid penalty means Hamilton will head to the back of the grid, making his already slim chances of a first win of the season at the high-speed Monza circuit all the more difficult.
Hamilton, who claimed three straight podiums before the summer break, retired in Belgium before having a great chance of the win at the Dutch GP before a combination of Safety Cars and strategy hampered his chances.
The seven-time world champion is currently sixth in the drivers’ standings.
More to follow.
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