Ferrari’s possibilities of successful the Method 1 constructors’ championship have taken a success as Charles Leclerc will take a grid penalty on the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Leclerc did not run within the first a part of FP1 as a consequence of an influence unit difficulty, and Ferrari later confirmed it had wanted to vary his power retailer to get him out on monitor. With that transfer Leclerc exceeded his most variety of permitted parts and because it’s the primary time he has taken an merchandise exterior of his allocation, it carries a 10-place grid penalty.
Ferrari already confronted a tall order to try to overhaul McLaren on the ultimate race of the season, with the Scuderia trailing by 21 factors with a most of 44 factors accessible. Leclerc’s second place within the Qatar Grand Prix final weekend had closed the hole to lower than a race victory.
Leclerc did end the primary apply session quickest general at Yas Marina Circuit, having taken half in FP1 alongside his brother Arthur, who posted the 18th-fastest time.
Two different grid penalties have additionally been triggered by Williams, with each automobiles exceeding the utmost permitted variety of gearbox parts, resulting in a five-place drop for every of Alex Albon and Franco Colapinto.
