Vandoorne handed 25-place grid penalty

  • Published on 03 Sep 2017 10:56
  • comments 1
  • By: Fergal Walsh

Stoffel Vandoorne will drop 25 places on today's grid after the Belgian took on a new power unit. Vandoorne was able to take advantage of the treacherous conditions on Saturday during qualifying and get his McLaren into the top ten. After penalties were applied, he was set to start P8.

However, after the qualifying session, Honda discovered an issue in the MGU-K shaft and was forced to fit the car with a seventh Internal Combustion Engine, seventh MGU-K, tenth MGU-H and tenth Turbocharger, meaning he will start at the rear of the field.

A statement from Honda read: "After the issue we had with Stoffel's PU during yesterday's Q3 session, the decision was made to replace his PU this morning. The problem was with the MGU-K shaft. Although it is possible to replace the MGU-K shaft without having penalties, due to parc ferme conditions we judged we would not have enough time to do so."

 

Fergal Walsh

Replies (1)

Login to reply
  • HEINZ

    Posts: 61

    So the Honda engine is great and it's only Fernando that creates fake problems that don't exist ;)

    • + 0
    • Sep 3 2017 - 11:49

BE Grand Prix of Belgium

Local time 

BEGrand Prix of Belgium

Local time 

World Championship standings 2024

Show full world champion standings

Test calendar

See full test schedule

Related news

Give your opinion!

Will Bottas challenge Hamilton for the world championship in 2020?

Formula 1 Calendar - 2024

Date
Grand Prix
Circuit
-
Bahrain
29 - Mar 2
Bahrain
7 - Mar 9
Saudi Arabia
22 - Mar 24
Australia
5 - Apr 7
Japan
19 - Apr 21
China
3 - May 5
United States of America
17 - May 19
Italy
24 - May 26
Monaco
7 - Jun 9
Canada
21 - Jun 23
Spain
28 - Jun 30
Austria
5 - Jul 7
United Kingdom
19 - Jul 21
Hungary
26 - Jul 28
Belgium
23 - Aug 25
Netherlands
30 - Sep 1
Italy
13 - Sep 15
Azerbaijan
20 - Sep 22
Singapore
18 - Oct 20
United States of America
25 - Oct 27
Mexico
1 - Nov 3
Brazil
22 - Nov 24
United States of America
29 - Dec 1
Qatar
6 - Dec 8
United Arab Emirates
See full schedule

Formula 1 Calendar - 2024

Date
Grand Prix & Circuit
29 - Mar 2
7 - Mar 9
Saudi Arabia Jeddah Street Circuit
22 - Mar 24
Australia Albert Park
5 - Apr 7
19 - Apr 21
3 - May 5
United States of America Miami International Autodrome
17 - May 19
24 - May 26
Monaco Monte Carlo
7 - Jun 9
21 - Jun 23
28 - Jun 30
Austria Red Bull Ring
5 - Jul 7
United Kingdom Silverstone
19 - Jul 21
Hungary Hungaroring
26 - Jul 28
23 - Aug 25
Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort
30 - Sep 1
Italy Monza
13 - Sep 15
Azerbaijan Baku City Circuit
20 - Sep 22
18 - Oct 20
United States of America Circuit of the Americas
25 - Oct 27
1 - Nov 3
Brazil Interlagos
22 - Nov 24
United States of America Las Vegas Street Circuit
29 - Dec 1
6 - Dec 8
United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit
See full schedule

Driver profile

  • Team -
  • Points -
  • Podiums -
  • Grand Prix -
  • Country BE
  • Date of b. Mar 26 1992 (32)
  • Place of b. Kortrijk, BE
  • Weight 65 kg
  • Length 1.77 m
Show full profile

Team profile

Show full profile
show sidebar