Russell Hit with Singapore Grid Penalty for Taking New Power Unit
Mercedes said Russell will serve a power-unit penalty after an engine failure in Malaysia, leaving him to start Sunday’s race from the back.
- George Russell will start the Singapore Grand Prix from the back of the grid this weekend following a power unit penalty. Mercedes confirmed the penalty after the driver's retirement at Sepang last Sunday.
- Russell's Mercedes retired while running in third place at Sepang last Sunday after a power unit failure at Turn 1 with five laps remaining. The Team confirmed this failure necessitates a new engine for Singapore.
- Team boss Toto Wolff called the penalty "particularly frustrating given the way he drove last weekend and the result he deserved to be fighting for." Russell has exhausted his permitted engine allocation, complicating his 84-point deficit to teammate Kimi Antonelli.
- Mercedes engineers plan to evaluate both their latest update package and previous specifications during the weekend to address performance deficits. The Team intends to use Singapore as a test of their understanding and resilience.
- With seven rounds remaining, Mercedes hopes to support Russell's recovery through the field while testing the W17's potential at Marina Bay. The Team aims to maximize results during this final sprint weekend of the year.
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This further reduces the already scarce title options of the British, who is 84 points away from his team-mate, Italian Kimi Antonelli, before this weekend’s appointment on Marina Bay’s urban circuit. Russell did not finish the Baréin Grand Prix, moved last weekend to Malaysia for the Gulf War, after his Mercedes stood on the track five laps to the end. “George has the added difficulty of a penalty for the power unit, which means that it will de…
George Russell dealt major blow ahead of Singapore Grand Prix
British driver George Russell will start from the back of the grid at the Singapore Grand Prix.Russell, 28, has taken a power-unit penalty after exceeding the limit on several components of his car.The Mercedes driver dramatically retired from the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia last weekend after sitting in third with just five laps to go.He had to pull over behind a safety car after an engine failure, leaving him with a mountain of work to catc…
George Russell is unlucky in Formula One. Now his own team announces that the British will be punished.
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