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Ricciardo bracing for grid penalties after power unit changes

Daniel Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo believes that a grid penalty is inevitable this season after being forced into power unit changes due to his Bahrain failure. The FIA has confirmed that the #3 Red Bull racer is running with a new Renault energy story and control electronics this weekend at the Chinese Grand Prix. This year's energy store allowance is two for the season, meaning a further change will trigger a grid penalty for Ricciardo. “We’ve got a second one; if we do it again then we’ve got a penalty,” said Ricciardo regarding the energy store failure. “Two have to last the year and one, I believe, is in a bin in Bahrain. We survived with one for one race. “It’s more...
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