Yuki Tsunoda set for back-of-the-grid start at F1 Mexico City Grand Prix after wholesale engine changes
The Japanese drive♌r has been consigned to a grid drop penalty for exceeding his allowance of four power units for the season, with AlphaTauri making wholesale component change🍷s.
As well as a fifth internal combustion engine, AlphaTauri♈ have also fitted a new turbo charger, MGU-H and MGU-K to Tsunoda’s car.
Tsunoda has also taken on a third energy store and control elec🔯tronics, with four allowed throughout the year.&nb♏sp;
Regardless of where Tsunoda qualifies on Saturday, he now faces an auto✱matic back-of-the-grid start for Sunday, as per F1’s sporting regulations.
The 23-year-old sat out of Friday’s opening practice session at 🉐the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez as Red Bull junior Isack Hadjar made 🥂his grand prix weekend debut.
H༺adjar was one of five young drivers to take part in 💛FP1 in order to meet F1’s mandatory rookie requirement.
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