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Red Bull, Renault, Haas drivers inch towards grid penalties

Several Formula 1 drivers have edged closer to an engine-related grid penalty, after new components were fitted at the Austrian Grand Prix. Each driver is permitted four versions of the six power unit elements across the course of the 20-race season. Should a fifth version of any element be used, a 10-place grid penalty is issued, followed by further five-place drops for the remaining parts being installed for a fifth time. The process is repeated for a sixth version, and so on. Ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix, all four Red Bull and Renault drivers have had their cars fitted with a fourth MGU-H, the final of their permitted allocation for the campaign. Elsewhere, Haas duo Romain Grosjean...
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