News Details

Norris hit with Sakhir GP grid drop after engine change

Lando Norris will start his Sakhir GP from the back row following McLaren's tactical decision to change the engine in the Briton's MCL35. Norris qualified P15 on Saturday, but the lowly start has compelled McLaren to fit a new ICE and turbocharger to provide its driver with fresh components for the final two races of the season, a tactical switch intended to help the papaya squad defend its crucial third place in the F1 Constructors' standings. Ahead of Sunday's penultimate round, McLaren holds a 17-point advantage over Racing Point, with Renault 27 points behind. As Norris has exceeded the limits of the two replaced components, the McLaren driver will join Haas Pietro Fittipaldi on the...
Full Story »
5y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Norris joins Fittipaldi on back row for Sakhir GP

Lando Norris has become the second driver forced to drop to the back of...
5y ago from PlanetF1.com

Norris to start from the back as McLaren fit new engine

Sakhir Grand Prix – McLaren's Lando Norris will start Sunday's race...
5y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Norris set to take engine grid drop penalty

Lando Norris is set to start the Sakhir Grand Prix from the back of the...
5y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Starting Grid – 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix

Sakhir Grand Prix – Here is the starting grid for the 2020 Sakhir...
5y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Brad Binder reveals why he is optimistic he can bounce...

Factory KTM rider Brad Binder has admitted that his 2025 MotoGP season...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Scott Dixon awarded prestigious New Zealand honor

To close out 2025, one of IndyCar’s most decorated drivers was awarded...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

How to watch Arsenal vs Aston Villa

Arsenal host Aston Villa at the Emirates in a huge Premier League clash at...
2h ago from SkySports.com

A New Year's Day ramble

Good morning everyone, and welcome to 2026. Here's a quick New Year's Day...
3h ago from Arseblog.com

An INCREDIBLE shootout! All 15 superb pens from...

Every penalty from the quarter-final shootout between Arsenal and Crystal...
2h ago from SkySports.com

Merson predicts easy title victory for Arsenal after...

Paul Merson believes Arsenal will go on to win the Premier League easily...
2h ago from SkySports.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.