Ferrari’s probabilities of profitable the System 1 constructors’ championship have taken a success as Charles Leclerc will take a grid penalty on the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Leclerc didn’t run within the first a part of FP1 as a consequence of an influence unit difficulty, and Ferrari later confirmed it had wanted to alter his power retailer to get him out on monitor. With that transfer Leclerc exceeded his most variety of permitted elements and because it’s the primary time he has taken an merchandise outdoors of his allocation, it carries a 10-place grid penalty.
Ferrari already confronted a tall order to try to overhaul McLaren on the last race of the season, with the Scuderia trailing by 21 factors with a most of 44 factors out there. Leclerc’s second place within the Qatar Grand Prix final weekend had closed the hole to lower than a race victory.
Leclerc did end the primary follow session quickest total at Yas Marina Circuit, having taken half in FP1 alongside his brother Arthur, who posted the 18th-fastest time.
Two different grid penalties have additionally been triggered by Williams, with each vehicles exceeding the utmost permitted variety of gearbox elements, resulting in a five-place drop for every of Alex Albon and Franco Colapinto.
