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F1 welcomes Hartley with 25 place grid penalty

Formula 1's latest rookie Brendon Hartley collected a grid penalty before he had even stepped into his car for his debut at the United States Grand Prix on Friday. The 27-year-old, taking the place of Frenchman Pierre Gasly at Toro Rosso, took to the track for the first free practice session knowing he will have a drop of at least 25 places on Sunday due to power unit changes. The governing FIA said Hartley, who last drove a single-seater race car in 2012, would have a new engine, motor generator unit-heat (MGU-H), energy store and control electronics. The new components incur penalties for exceeding the season's allocation. Team principal Franz Tost said the decision to change the power...
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