Charles Leclerc will have a new engine this weekend with an evolution in the hybrid system that will translate into more benefits. Ferrari confirmed on Wednesday that the Monaco driver will have the improvements reported weeks ago from the Russian GP. The damage to the battery that Charles was riding in Hungary, when he suffered an accident, has accelerated the process and advanced the deadlines, they will not wait for the Turkish GP. The bad news, that the Ferrari number ‘16 ‘ will come out from the bottom of the grill by penalty this Sunday because it is the fourth engine that Leclerc uses this season, one more than allowed.
As for the other Ferrari, It is not yet decided when Carlos Sainz will change power units. “It will be decided after evaluating the compromise between competitiveness and the impact of the penalty,” says the Italian team. In Turkey you can overtake and come back, it will not be so easy in Russia. For now, the Madrilenian keeps his old engines, which have not caused problems.
Performance improvements to engine components are not allowed, but as the Maranello house still used parts from 2020, it has been able to homologate new ones this year that do bring extra horsepower. Something similar did Honda, which uses a completely redesigned battery from the Belgian GP. at Red Bull because they still had the one from last year.
