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Engine change sends Ricciardo to the back of the grid

Daniel Ricciardo will start his Hungarian Grand Prix from the back of the grid following Renault's decision to replace the power unit in the Aussie's R.S.19.

The set-back won't have much of an impact on Ricciardo's starting position as a botched qualifying session on Saturday had already positioned him a lowly P18 on the grid.

Renault has added an entirely new unit to its pool, meaning for Ricciardo, a fourth Internal Combustion Engine, turbocharger and MGU-H for 2019, and a third MGU-K, Energy Store and Control Electronics.

As a reminder, each driver is allowed 3 ICE, 3 TC, 3 MGU-H, and 2 MGU-K, 2 ES and 2 CE over the course of the season.

Over at Mercedes, following an engine issue on Friday, Valtteri Bottas has received a new ES and CE, but the Finn's tally for those elements remains within the limits.

Furthermore, McLaren's Lando Norris was also granted a new MGU-H in Hungary, but as it was the second such element, the Brit remained penalty-free.

Here's a look at the final starting grid:

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