Norris will start from the last row on the grid
Lando Norris will start from the back row at the Sakhir Grand Prix following a penalty received after qualifying.
This afternoon, McLaren announced having changed the internal combustion engine and the turbocharger on Lando Norris’s MCL35 for the fourth time this season.
These modifications go against Article 23.3 a) of the Formula 1 Sporting Regulations. As part of the cost-cutting measures initiated by F1 in recent years, numerous parts are subject to a regulatory quota not to be exceeded during the season.
The McLaren driver automatically receives a penalty. He will have to start from the back of the grid. Pietro Fittipaldi received a similar penalty on Saturday after free practice 3.
The Briton qualified 15th this Saturday. He will be on the back row with Fittipaldi this Sunday. Norris will start 19th ahead of Fittipaldi in 20th.
