News Details
Mercedes confirms engine upgrades, and Bottas' grid penalty
Mercedes has confirmed that both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas' cars will be fitted with new complete power units for the Belgian GP weekend. The change, which entails a spec-3 engine evolution, will leave the Mercedes drivers with different fortunes for Sunday. While Hamilton will be spared a grid demotion, Bottas will be sent to the back of the grid as he had already reached the maximum allocated limit for the season for all six engine elements. The Finn won't be alone at the tail-end of the filed on Sunday as he'll be flanked, or preceded, by Renault's Nico Hulkenberg whose R.S.18 has also been fitted with a complete new PU. Gallery: The beautiful wives and girlfriends of F1...
Full Story »
Full Story »
You May Also Be Interested In...
Mercedes confirms new engines, Valtteri Bottas and...
Mercedes and its customer teams will run new, upgraded power units at...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Breaking: Hamilton and Bottas have upgraded power...
Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas will use new engine components this...
7y ago from GPBlog.com
Valtteri Bottas braced for Belgian GP grid demotion
Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes will decide on Friday morning whether to...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Mercedes, Ferrari bring engine upgrades to Spa
Mercedes and Ferrari have both brought upgraded engines to the Belgian...
7y ago from PlanetF1.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
‘Super talented’ MotoGP rookie Diogo Moreira...
Pedro Acosta believes “super talented” rookie Diogo Moreira has the...
16h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Fermin Aldeguer remains hospitalised after leg surgery
No description available...
18h ago from Motorsport.com
Max Biaggi: Aprilia 'not scared by any track' after...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Ranking IndyCar’s rising stars to watch in 2026
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Alex Palou delivers takedown of McLaren F1 drivers...
IndyCar champion Alex Palou has delivered a takedown of both McLaren...
4d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Will Power turns first IndyCar laps with Andretti at...
IndyCar veteran Will Power completed his first test laps with his new...
4d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Power completes “very good” first outing with...
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Naturally-aspirated V8: What Ford is doing differently...
No description available...
14h ago from Motorsport.com
How did WRC champion Kalle Rovanpera’s single-seater...
No description available...
14h ago from Motorsport.com
Dakar 2026, Stage 8: Toyota scores 1-2 in...
No description available...
18h ago from Motorsport.com
Dakar 2026, Stage 7: Mattias Ekstrom wins stage after...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Mertesacker to depart at the end of the season + FA...
Morning. The draw for the 4th round of the FA Cup took place last night,...
24m ago from Arseblog.com
FA Cup fourth round draw – live
️ Draw for the last 32 to begin at 6.35pm GMT at Anfield<br>⚽️...
13h ago from TheGuardian.com
Liam Rosenior provides fitness update on Cole Palmer...
Chelsea's head coach, Liam Rosenior, has disclosed that Cole Palmer and...
14h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Race for Guehi wide open with Man City, Liverpool and...
The race to sign Marc Guehi is wide open and there is not a favourite or a...
11h ago from SkySports.com
Comments
Hottest News
F1 News Today: Lewis Hamilton Ferrari blame assigned as...
A former Ferrari engineer has had his say on who... Read More »
54m ago from GPFans.com
'No need to always be negative' - F1 chief Domenicali wants...
Formula 1 chief Stefano Domenicali says Ferrari... Read More »
44m ago from SkySports.com
Max Verstappen future pressure addressed by senior Ford...
Ford has returned to Formula 1 after over two... Read More »
24m ago from RacingNews365.com
