Button set for mammoth grid penalty

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Jenson Button is poised to start the Austrian Grand Prix from the back of the grid and face in-race penalties after a number of component changes.

With Fernando Alonso already set to be hit with a 20-place grid penalty, Button's penalty is going to be even more severe after he took a new internal combustion engine (ICE), turbocharger, MGU-H and MGU-K ahead of Saturday's running at the Red Bull Ring.

With the ICE set to be Button's sixth of the season - and drivers only allowed four of each component - he will be hit with a 10-place grid penalty, while each subsequent part he has changed carries an extra 5-place penalty.

With the changes resulting in a 25-place grid penalty, Button will be penalised in the race too based on the number of unused grid spots in the following way:

  • 1-5 unused grid positions = 5 second time penalty
  • 6-10 unused grid positions = 10 second time penalty
  • 10-20 unused grid positions = drive-through penalty

 

With 19 places the most a driver can drop on the grid at any one time this season, Button will receive at least a 10-second time penalty in the race.

Similar to confirmation of Daniel Ricciardo's change on Friday, Daniil Kvyat also is using his fifth ICE of the season in Austria and will therefore drop 10 places on the grid after qualifying.

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