Max Verstappen will start the Brazilian Grand Prix from the back of the grid after taking a power unit change penalty.
Ferrari drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc will also change their internal combustion engines, meaning they will receive 10-place penalties.Sergio Perez will also take a grid penalty for changing multiple power unit parts. Five drivers now have grid penalties for the race as George Russell, who also has a new engine, will take a five-place drop.
Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies confirmed Verstappen will use a new Red Bull-Ford power unit this weekend, putting him over the maximum allocation.
“He will start from the back, a position he knows very well here after the last two years,” Mekies told Sky. “But he’s done a few miracles in the past. We’re sure he’ll do a few more this year.”
Verstappen won the Brazilian Grand Prix from 17th on the grid in 2024. Last year he started 19th and finished second.
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