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Power unit element status for Silverstone

Mercedes' decision to put a new engine into Valtteri Bottas car for this weekend's British Grand Prix means that the Finn has now used all three internal combustion engines, turbochargers and MGU-H units permitted for the season.

It's still possible that the components that were on his car last week in Austria will be cleared for future use and put back in the 'pool'. But if not, then Bottas almost certainly faces a heavy grid penalty in the latter half of the season.

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo and Renault's Nico Hulkenberg have also used all their permitted ICE, TC and MGU-H for the season, putting them at the same risk. Meanwhile both Toro Rosso drivers have already taken more than their allowed annual assignment and have started to pick up grid penalties.

However, so far no one faces grid penalties for Silverstone as things stand after Free Practice 1.

Grosjean on the sidelines for FP2 after morning crash

As well as Bottas new engine components, Hulkenberg has also received a new ICE and TC for the weekend and Sauber's Charles Leclerc has received his second energy store and control electronics unit of the year.

Romain Grosjean also has been fitted with a new energy store. However it's not yet known whether his Friday morning practice accident will require further changes to his engine components or gearbox.

Power Element Usage

Driver	ICE	TC	MGU-H	MGU-K	ES	CE
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton	2	2	2	1	1	1
Valtteri Bottas	3	3	3	2	2	2
Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel	2	2	2	1	1	2
Kimi Räikkönen	2	3	2	1	1	2
Red Bull/TAG Heuer
Daniel Ricciardo	3	3	3	2	2	2
Max Verstappen	2	3	2	3	1	2
Force India/Mercedes
Sergio Pérez	2	2	2	1	2	1
Esteban Ocon	2	2	2	1	1	1
Williams/Mercedes
Lance Stroll	2	2	2	1	1	1
Sergey Sirotkin	2	2	2	1	1	1
Renault
Nico Hülkenberg	3	3	3	2	2	2
Carlos Sainz	2	2	3	2	2	2
Toro Rosso/Honda
Brendon Hartley	5	5	5	4	3	3
Pierre Gasly	4	4	4	3	2	2
Haas/Ferrari
Romain Grosjean	2	3	3	1	2	2
Kevin Magnussen	2	2	2	1	2	2
McLaren/Renault
Fernando Alonso	2	3	2	3	2	2
Stoffel Vandoorne	2	2	2	2	2	2
Sauber/Ferrari
Marcus Ericsson	2	2	2	1	2	2
Charles Leclerc	2	2	2	1	2	2

Notes:

ICE: Internal Combustion Engine
TC: Turbo Charger
MGU-H: Motor Generator Unit – Heat
MGU-K: Motor Generator Unit – Kinetic
ES: Energy Store
CE: Control Electronics

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