F1 Italian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton to take new engine, set for back of the grid start at Monza

Lewis Hamilton is set to start this weekend’s F1 Italian Grand Prix from the back of the grid after Mercedes elected to fit a new power unit on his car. 
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mercedes will introduce a fresh engine into Hamilton’s pool this weekend after his PU was damaged in a collision with Fernando Alonso at Spa. The switch to a fourth internal combustion engine will trigger an automatic back-of-the-grid start for Sunday’🐽s race at Monza. 

Hamilton’s engine, which wasღ introduced at the Belgian Grand Prix, suffered a 45G impact when🐷 his car was launched into the air in a collision with Alonso on the opening lap of last month’s race at Spa. 

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Despite the impact, it is understood Hamilton’s power unit at Spa has survived. Mercedes are still working on the recovery plan for the engine and hope to run it again across the remaining six races 🎉of the season. 

Taking a grid penalty at Monza makes sense given there are overtaking opportuniti༒es, and Mercedes are not expecting to be as competitive as at Zandvoort, where Hamilton was in contention for victory until a late Safety Car. 

Hamilton's former Merce𒐪des teammate, Valtteri Bottas, also appears set to take a﷽ grid penalty this weekend for an engine change following his failure last weekend.

Hamilton reacted: "We have made so much progress as a teaಞm. We close the gap each weeke𒈔nd.

"My third engine was brand new at Spa, is still being worked so I can’t use it rigꦍht now, so I have to take a fourth🅠.

"That’s my doing.

"We are still hopeful we can use it later on.

"I have to recover as best I can from the back."

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