Sainz set for five-place Sao Paulo grid penalty

byPhillip Horton

3 years ago

Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari in the FIA Press Conference. Brazilian Grand Prix, Thursday 10th November 2022. Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Carlos Sainz is set to carry a grid penalty into Sunday’s Formula 1 São Paulo Grand Prix after taking on a fresh power unit component.

It was outlined on Friday that Sainz has taken his sixth Internal Combustion Engine of the season for this weekend’s event at Interlagos.

That means Sainz is set to drop five places on the grid for Sunday’s race.

Sainz will be permitted to start Saturday’s Sprint race from wherever he qualifies before the penalty is applied for Sunday’s race.

Sainz enters the penultimate round of the season in sixth place in the championship.

Formula 1

#	Event	Date
18	Singapore GP	09-11 October
19	United States GP	23-25 October
20	Mexico City GP	30 October-01 November
21	São Paulo GP	06-08 November
22	Las Vegas GP	19-21 November

#	.	Driver	Pts
		George Russell	51
		Andrea Kimi Antonelli	47
		Charles Leclerc	34
		Lewis Hamilton	33
		Oliver Bearman	17
		Lando Norris	15
		Pierre Gasly	9
		Max Verstappen	8
		Liam Lawson	8
		Arvid Lindblad	4