Article To news overview © Mercedes Valtteri Bottas will be handed a grid penalty for the Italian Grand Prix after Mercedes opted to change his power unit ahead of qualifying. Drivers are allowed to use three power units per season before being handed a penalty, under F1's current regulations, but the change means the Finn is now on his fourth engine of the season. Talk of potential engine penalties was a topic of discussion following FP1 at Monza, with team boss Toto Wolff admitting that Mercedes were weighing up whether to take a fourth engine this weekend and trigger a grid penalty at a track where they may be able to recover ground easily. Those discussions turned into a firm decision...
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