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Horner: Engine penalties confusion will only get worse

Red Bull F1 team chief  Christian Horner has called for Formula 1 drivers to be allowed more engines per season to reduce the rash of starting grid penalties that reached farcical levels at the Italian Grand Prix. Mercedes’s championship leader Lewis Hamilton, who took a record 69th pole position, was the only driver at Monza on Sunday to start from where he had actually qualified. Behind him, nine of the 20 drivers took penalties for engine and gearbox changes. Drivers are allowed four power units, divided into six component parts, per season before penalties are incurred. Next year’s allocation will be reduced to three while the calendar expands from 20 to 21 rounds. “For me...
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