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Power unit usage update for Montreal

Ahead of the seventh round of the F1 world championship held this weekend in Montreal, the main news on the power unit front is Mercedes' introduction of a new upgraded engine.

The unit will power the Silver Arrows squad and the cars of the German manufacturer's customers, Racing Point and Williams.

Wolff: Mercedes success rooted in optimal 'merging' of engine and chassis

But those aren't the only changes to the PU element usage list which is slowly but surely ramping up.

Ferrari has equipped both its cars with a new turbo and MGU-H.

In the Red Bull camp, Honda-powered runners Max Verstappen, Pierre Gasly and Dany Kvyat have all received a second energy store and second control electronics.

That addition now puts the Honda chargers - with a limit of two ES and CEs each - on the verge of a grid penalty.

Power Element Usage - 2019 Canadian Grand Prix

Driver	ICE	TC	MGU-H	MGU-K	ES	CE
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton	2	2	2	1	1	1
Valtteri Bottas	2	2	2	1	1	1
Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel	2	2	2	1	1	2
Charles Leclerc	2	2	2	1	1	2
Red Bull/Honda
Max Verstappen	2	2	2	2	2	2
Pierre Gasly	2	2	2	2	2	2
Renault
Daniel Ricciardo	2	2	2	2	2	2
Nico Hülkenberg	4	4	4	3	2	3
Haas/Ferrari
Romain Grosjean	1	1	1	1	1	2
Kevin Magnussen	1	1	1	1	1	2
McLaren/Renault
Carlos Sainz	3	3	3	2	2	3
Lando Norris	2	2	2	2	2	2
Racing Point/Mercedes
Sergio Pérez	2	2	2	1	1	1
Lance Stroll	2	2	2	1	1	1
Alfa Romeo/Ferrari
Kimi Räikkönen	1	1	1	1	1	2
Antonio Giovinazzi	1	1	1	1	1	3
Toro Rosso/Honda
Daniil Kvyat	3	2	2	2	2	2
Alexander Albon	3	2	2	2	2	2
Williams/Mercedes
George Russell	2	2	2	1	2	2
Robert Kubica	2	2	2	1	1	1

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

As a reminder, before incurring a grid penalty, drivers can use 3 ICE, 3 TC, 3 MGU-H, 2 MGU-K, 2 ES and 2 CE

Michael Delaney