Max Verstappen might have a grid penalty looming over the ultimate six races of 2026, ought to he want any engine elements changed earlier than the top of the season.
Max Verstappen has not rejected the potential for having to take a grid penalty within the late stage of the 2026 F1 season.
The four-time champion has not taken an engine penalty this 12 months, as of Austin, however is on the ultimate allowed Inside Combustion Engine, turbocharger, MGU-Okay, power retailer, management electronics, and exhaust system.
Teammate Isack Hadjar, nevertheless, already took a 5 place grid drop in Malaysia for a recent ICE and a pit-lane begin in Singapore for a brand new ICE once more, in addition to a turbocharger, exhaust, and PU-ANC. Liam Lawson additionally took a heavy penalty in Italy while deputising for the injured Hadjar, when the Frenchman’s automobile acquired a variety of new elements.
Verstappen has suffered two energy unit failures in 2026 leading to DNFs with a coolant leak in China and an engine failure in Monaco.
When requested if a penalty might probably be within the playing cards within the closing stage of the season, Verstappen didn’t rule it out.
“That we’ve to take a penalty at one level, yeah, probably,” the Dutchman advised media, together with Motorsport Week, forward of the US Grand Prix.
“However there’s no recognized date to that in the intervening time.
“So we simply see what occurs.”
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