Norris set for grid penalty after engine change

McLaren has opted to assign a fourth power unit to Lando Norris in Mexico City, a change that will send the Briton to the back of the grid on Sunday.

Norris is the second Mercedes driver to receive a new engine at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, with Aston Martin's Lance Stroll also the recipient of a new engine, while Honda-powered Yuki Tsunoda has also undergone an engine change.

So far, McLaren has enjoyed a rather low-key performance in Mexico City, so hopefully the engine change will perhaps boost the team's prospects.

On Friday, Daniel Ricciardo completed just a handful of laps in FP2 before he was sidelined by a gearbox issue, while Norris struggled with balance and grip issues.

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The Briton was nevertheless hopeful of improving on Saturday.

"We can be confident we’re going to make some improvements into tomorrow and find a bit more lap time," said Norris at the end of Friday's running.

"It’s not easy, so we’ll work hard overnight and see what we can find."

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