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Infringement - Alonso - Change to Power Unit Components
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix.
OutcomeRequired to start the Race from the back of the starting grid
- Driver
- Alonso
- What happened
- The following Power Unit elements have been used: 5th Energy Store (ES) 5th Control Electronics Unit (PU-CE) 7th Power Unit Ancillary Component (PU-ANC)
- Regulation cited
- Art. B8.2.2, Art. B8.2.8, Art. B8.2.8.b, Art. B8.2.8.a
- Stewards' reasoning
- The penalty is imposed in accordance with Article B8.2.8 of the FIA F1 Regulations. The use of Energy Store and Control Electronics additional elements in this case carries a 5 grid place penalty by virtue of Article B8.2.8.b FIA F1 Regulations, the use of the 7th Ancillary Component carries a 10 grid place penalty by virtue of Article B8.2.8.a FIA F1 Regulations. Therefore there is an accumula…
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