Several Formula 1 teams are making tactical power unit changes at the Italian Grand Prix this weekend, with drivers from the Renault powered camp namely Red Bull and Toro Rosso, as well as the Honda powered McLaren duo will face grid penalties.
Daniel Ricciardo will take a massive 25 place grid penalty, while teammate Daniil Kvyat gets a 10 place grid drop.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner explained, "We know we’ll struggle here at a power circuit so it makes sense to take all of that by taking sixth engines this weekend so that we are ready to make the best of things next time out."
"We've used up the mileage on the units we currently have, and we need to do this to get through to the end of the year. This is the best place to do it," added Horner.
Ricciardo said, "Monza’s not obviously a circuit that suits us particularly. We've got the penalties as well, so you know that’s obviously a strategic thing as well - take the penalty here rather than in Singapore where we expect to be very competitive."
"Then, yeah, have some fun here on Sunday, come through the field as far forward as we can and then Singapore, we can really fight for a podium there," concluded the Australian.
In the wake of Spa - where Fernando Alonso was given a drop of 30 grid positions and McLaren teammate Jenson Button collected a marginally less draconian 25 place penalty - the two worldchampions will each receive a to place grid penalty for Monza.
Toro Rosso rookie Carlos Sainz loses ten grid places thanks to a fresh Renault engine following problems at Spa, and said, “I’m positive even if I’ll have to take a ten-place grid penalty. I really want to at least gain all those positions back in the race, as [Max] did in Spa… If he can do it, I can do it!”
For the weekend at Monza, Ferrari have upgraded their engine for their important home race.
Mercedes revealed that they have used up all seven of their remaining development tokens to update their power unit with an eye on the 2016 season.
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