Ferrari fitted Spanish driver Carlos Sainz’s car with a third control electronics (CE) on Friday, triggering a 10-spot grid penalty for Sunday’s French Grand Prix as that exceeds his quota for the season.
But, further penalties may be on the horizon.
The Spaniard recorded the fastest time during second practice, but when speaking with formula1.com’s Will Buxton afterwards about the challenge he faces Sunday, Sainz said he won’t be “in that fight for pole position given the amount of penalties.”
Buxton followed up by reiterating that Sainz said “the amount of penalties,” pointing out that “so far, we only know about one.