Ferrari is still deciding whether to put in a new power unit and take the penalty for Carlos Sainz’s car at the French Grand Prix, the Spaniard said on Thursday.
The 27-year-old’s car caught on fire after the engine failed during the Austrian Grand Prix, and now the team is deciding whether to fit his vehicle with a fresh power unit. This would result in a grid penalty similar to what his teammate Charles Leclerc endured in Canada.
According to formula1.com, Sainz has already used the maximum amount of internal combustion engines, turbochargers and MGU-Hs that F1 drivers are allotted each season, which is three.