Vettel set to take F1 grid penalty for engine change in Austin
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The FIA has yet to officially confirm the change so it’s still unclear whether he will take a 10-place grid penalty for a new ICE (internal combustion engine) or an entirely fresh power unit.Vettel becomes the latest Mercedes-powered driver to take a penalty for fresh engine components with Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas serving grid penalties of their own in recent rounds.”ad_Mercedes has had issues with the ICE part of its power unit throughout the season, leaving it with “question marks” over reliability.In the pre-race FIA press conference, Vettel said: “I think we are heading into a difficult weekend, we are changing the engine and therefore we’ve got to have a penalty.”Related Bottas wasn’t aware of Andretti interest when he signed Alfa Romeo F1 deal Hamilton braced for “incredibly difficult” F1 title fight run-in
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