Thirty grid place penalty for Lindblad for Power Unit element changes

Doc 19 - Infringement - Car 41 - Changes to PU elements

2026 Bahrain Grand Prix

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Summary

Arvid Lindblad receives a 30 grid place penalty for using a fifth Engine, Turbocharger, and Exhaust Set.

Explanation

The stewards imposed a 30 grid place penalty on Car 41 (Arvid Lindblad) for using a fifth Engine (ICE), Turbocharger, and Exhaust Set in Free Practice 1. This breaches Articles B8.2.2 and B8.2.3 of the F1 Regulations. The penalty is a 10 grid place drop for each of the three additional elements, accumulated to 30 places. The grid position will be allocated per Article B2.5.4b.iv, subject to the car being classified in Qualifying.

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FIA F1 Regulations - Article B8.2.2
B8.2.2 In each Championship, unless a driver drives for more than one (1) Competitor (Article B8.2.7), and subject to the additions described below, each driver may use no more than: a. 3 engines (ICE): an engine, for the purposes of this Article, will be considered to be all the components respectively listed as “ICE” and “INC” in the “PU Element” and “Sealed Perimeter” Columns in Appendix C4, with the exception of the components considered as PU- ANC below. b. 3 turbochargers (TC): a turbocharger, for the purposes of this Article, will be considered to be all the components respectively listed as “TC” and “INC” in the “PU Element” and “Sealed Perimeter” Columns in Appendix C4. c. 3 exhaust sets (EXH): an exhaust set, for the purposes of this Article, will be considered to be all the components respectively listed as “EXH” and “INC” in the “PU Element” and “Sealed Perimeter” Columns in Appendix C4, with the exception of the components considered as PU- ANC below. The four elements constituting an Exhaust set, deemed to be the left-hand primaries, right-hand primaries, left hand secondary, right hand secondary, will be considered separately for the purposes of this Article. d. 2 energy store units (ES) : an energy store, for the purposes of this Article, will be considered to be all the components listed as “ES” and “INC” in the “PU Element” and “Sealed Perimeter” Columns in Appendix C4. 2026 Form ula 1: Sporting Regulations 27 February 2026 B 0 SECTION B: SPORTING REGULATIONS e. 2 of each control electronics units (PU-CE): a control electronics unit, for the purposes of this Article, will be considered to be any of the components listed as “PU-CE” and “INC” in the “PU Element” and “Sealed Perimeter” Columns in Appendix C4, with the exception of the components considered as PU-ANC below. f. 2 MGU-K: MGU-K, for the purposes of this Article, will be considered to be all the components respectively listed as “MGUK” and “INC” in the “PU Element” and “Sealed Perimeter” Columns in Appendix C4. g. 5 of each Power Unit ancillary components (PU-ANC): a Power Unit ancillary component, for the purposes of this Article, will be considered to be any of the components listed as “YES” in the “PU-ANC” column in Appendix C4. B8.2.3 Each driver will be permitted to use an additional unit for each of the Power Unit elements listed in
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FIA F1 Regulations - Article B8.2.8
B8.2.8 Should a driver use more Power Unit elements than the numbers prescribed in Articles B8.2.2, B8.2.3 and B8.2.4 of any one of the elements during a Championship, a grid place penalty will be
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FIA F1 Regulations - Article B2.5.4b Open regulation PDF Pages 23 highlighted
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