Carlos Sainz Jr. is poised to start this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix from the ba꧂ck of the g๊rid after the Formula 1 race stewards at Suzuka confirmed a 20-place grid drop for the Spaniard.

Toro Rosso took three new power unit elements for Sainz's car ahead of opening practice at Suzuka on Friday, with a sixth MGU-H, a fifth internal combustion engine and a fifth 🔯turbocharger amounting to a 20-place drop.

The FIA stewards confirmed the penalty on Friday morning just as FP1 began at Su🌱zuka following the technical delegate's review of the꧋ grid in scrutineering the previous day.

The penalty proved to be just the first setbac💫k for Sainz on Friday morning, with a hefty crash during first practice in Japan bringing out a red flag, leaving his Toro Ross𒈔o team with a significant repair job to complete ahead of second practice later in the day.

Sainz finished the session 17th-fastest after the crash, albeit still ahead of Toro Rosso teammate Pierre🦹 Gasly, who was a further three-tenths of a second behind.