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Hamilton undergoes third engine switch at Spa

Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton faces a 55-place grid penalty at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix after undergoing a third engine change. Mercedes elected to fit another power unit to Hamilton’s car at Spa-Francorchamps in a bid to bring more engine components into his allocation for the remaining eight races of the season. A series of failures earlier in the year left Hamilton on the verge of exceeding his five power unit and component allocation for the campaign. The Brackley squad introduced new engines prior to both 90 minute practice sessions on Friday, which triggered two 15-place penalties, pushing the championship leader to the back of the grid for Sunday’s race. Under FIA...
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