The Spanish rider will mount a new electronic control unit and will have to penalize
After leaving the Austrian Grand Prix in which the engine ferrari of Carlos Sainz ended up on fire, the Spaniard will have to sanction in the race of France after mounting a new electronic control unit, which translates into a penalty for starting on Sunday and he explained it this way The beach bar.
The Madrilenian could not finish in the last appointment in the red bull ring after his 066/7 power unit failed at a crucial moment. Just as he was about to overtake Max Verstappen to finish in second place and secure a double with his partner, charles leclerc.
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When it was with the DRS open, its engine started to burn, leaving a spectacular image on the Austrian track. In addition to a moment of tension in which the stewards were slow to come to the rescue. Fortunately, Sainz got off on his own feet, but his Ferrari was unusable for the next race.
For this reason, those of the Prancing Horse will mount a new element of its propellant, the third electronic control unit, which exceeds the limit allowed by the FIA of two. Being the first time that the Spaniard mounts a piece to penalize from this area, he will penalize ten places on the grid.
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However, it will not be the only part that changes in his F1-75, but it will also have a new battery pack, the second of the 2022 season. Thus, he reaches the halfway point of the course with the maximum of elements of this style used, although if it continues like this, it can be maintained without sanctioning again.
Ferrari has not yet made a decision, although it is likely that Sainz will end up starting from the bottom of the grid in France to be able to release more parts and thus renew his engine cabinet so as not to have to accumulate any penalties again in the remainder of the campaign .