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Austrian Grand Prix race penalties explained

Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso and Daniel Ricciardo will all have to take penalties during the Austrian Grand Prix.

Four drivers had to take grid penalties of at least 10 places ahead of the race, with Daniil Kvyat the only driver able to take his full grid drop after an internal combustion engine (ICE) change. Kvyat will start from 15th place ahead of the two Manor cars, but the final three drivers on the grid all have penalties in the race.

Button starts last and has the most severe in-race penalty having only been able to drop three of the 25 places he was penalised on the grid. As a result, Button will have to take a 10 Second Stop and Go Penalty within the first three laps of the race.

Only grid penalties relating to engine component changes are carried over in to the race, meaning Alonso had a maximum of 20 places which could be converted in to a race penalty. Having dropped four places on the grid, Alonso's remaining 16 places results in a drive-through penalty which also must be taken within the first three laps. The five place grid penalty Alonso also had for a gearbox change does not convert in to an in-race penalty.

Ricciardo has the smallest penalty to take in the race as he was only able to drop four of the 10 places for an ICE change. The remaining six places are converted in to a five second time penalty in the race, which will be taken at his first pit stop.

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.