Lewis Hamilton to drop down grid at Italian Grand Prix after Mercedes take engine penalty

Lewis Hamilton will be handed a grid penalty for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on Sunday after taking a new Power Unit for his Mercedes. The seven-time world champion will have a fourth engine of the season fitted in Italy, one more than permitted in Formula One rules. Ad Hamilton’s punishment will be to take a grid penalty, which Sky Sports News say will mean starting from the back of the grid, although that is yet to be confirmed.

Dutch Grand Prix'I lost it for a moment' — Hamilton rows back on expletive-laden rant04/09/2022 AT 16:47 His third Power Unit was damaged in a collision with Fernando Alonso at the Belgian Grand Prix. Mercedes engineers are still working on recovering that engine and its related components, but won’t be able to use it this weekend. Hamilton is still looking for his first win of a difficult season for constructor’s champions Mercedes.

'I lost it for a moment' — Hamilton rows back on expletive-laden rant Ricciardo ‘not too proud’ to take reserve F1 driver role for 2023 Hamilton on letting Dutch GP ‘slip through his fingers’ as Verstappen gets home win He was left fuming in the Netherlands last weekend when he felt a late strategy call compromised any chances of victory. The 37-year-old finished fourth as defending champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull sealed his 10th victory of the season on home soil to further extend his lead at the top of the Driver’s Championship. Mercedes driver George Russell was second, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc rounding off the podium.