Red Bull confirm Renault engine changes for F1's Italian Grand Prix - autosport.com
Red Bull drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat will definitely receive grid penalties for another Renault engine change ahead of this weekend's Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix. Horner has now confirmed Ricciardo and Kvyat will be handed 10-place penalties, as it will be the first time a sixth element of the power unit will have been used this season. "We'll be taking a penalty this weekend with both cars, which will be power unit six," confirmed Horner, speaking to AUTOSPORT. The Renault system has this season proven itself to be considerably down on power compared to rivals Mercedes and Ferrari, while even newcomers Honda believe they now have a 25hp advantage on Renault. At Spa, Honda and McLaren cleverly exploited a change to the regulations by making a double engine change to the cars driven by Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button. With the units also requiring additional turbochargers and energy recovery systems, Alonso and Button ended up accruing penalties of 105 grid places between them. Source: www.autosport.com
