27/07/2025 11:30
Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Kimi Antonelli are all set to
start the Belgian Grand Prix from the pit-lane, following several
engine component changes. All the changes took place after parc
fermé, resulting in a breach of Article 40.9b of the F1 sporting
regulations. Hamilton has been fitted with an entirely new engine
at Spa-Francorchamps with a rear suspension change having also been
made. Hamilton's new internal combustion engine (ICE),
turbocharger (TC), motor generator unit-heat (MGU-H), motor
generator unit-kinetic (MGU-K), energy store (ES) and control
electronics (CS) are all outside his legal pool, breaching Article
28.2 of the sporting regulations. The seven-time world champion's
new exhaust is the seventh of eight in his pool. As for Antonelli
and Alonso, both drivers have received a new ICE, TC, MGU-H and
MGU-K outside their pools. Hamilton, Alonso and Antonelli had
qualified in 16th, 18th and 19th, respectively, but can also now
switch to a wet setup for the grand prix.