Summary
Lance Stroll receives a 10-place grid penalty for using a 4th MGU-K, exceeding the season limit under Article B8.2.2/8.2.3.
Explanation
During Free Practice 1 of the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix, Lance Stroll (Car 18) used a fourth MGU-K, exceeding the permitted seasonal allocation. The stewards imposed a 10-place grid penalty for the next race in which Stroll participates, per Article B8.2.8 of the FIA Formula 1 Regulations.
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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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