As Formula 1 enters its final three-race epilogue, all drivers are now on the verge of grid penalties in the event of a power unit component failure.

Here's a detailed look at where everyone stands in terms of element usage before the US Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin.

Power Element Usage - 2019 United States Grand Prix

Driver ICE TC MGU-H MGU-K ES CE
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton 3 3 3 2 2 2
Valtteri Bottas 3 3 3 2 2 2
Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel 3 3 3 2 2 3
Charles Leclerc 3 3 3 2 2 3
Red Bull/Honda
Max Verstappen 5 4 4 3 3 3
Alex Albon 5 5 5 4 3 3
Renault
Daniel Ricciardo 5 4 4 4 3 4
Nico Hülkenberg 6 4 4 3 2 3
Haas/Ferrari
Romain Grosjean 3 3 3 2 2 2
Kevin Magnussen 3 3 3 2 2 3
McLaren/Renault
Carlos Sainz 5 4 4 4 2 3
Lando Norris 4 4 4 4 4 4
Racing Point/Mercedes
Sergio Pérez 4 4 4 3 2 2
Lance Stroll 4 4 4 2 1 1
Alfa Romeo/Ferrari
Kimi Räikkönen 4 3 3 2 2 3
Antonio Giovinazzi 4 4 4 2 2 4
Toro Rosso/Honda
Daniil Kvyat 7 7 7 6 3 3
Pierre Gasly 7 5 5 5 3 3
Williams/Mercedes
George Russell 3 3 3 2 3 3
Robert Kubica 4 4 4 2 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

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