After his Alpine was unable to get off the line for Saturday’s Sprint, Fernando Alonso has grabbed his fifth power unit of the season, while Valtteri Bottas will start the Austrian Grand Prix from the pit lane after parts were changed on his Alfa Romeo while he was at Parc Ferme. .
Bottas finished 10th in the Sprint, but already had to start from the bottom of the grid after grabbing new components from the power unit. Now that the rear wing assembly and suspension configuration have been changed to his Alfa Romeo at Parc Ferme, the Finn will start the Grand Prix from the pit lane.
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Due to an electrical problem, Alonso could not take the start of the Sprint, his car stopped before the start of the training lap and therefore had to start the last one for the Grand Prix of ‘Austria.
Alpine has installed a lot of new power parts in its car for Sunday’s race, including a fifth internal combustion engine, a fifth turbo, a fifth MGU-H, a fourth power store, a fourth electronic control and a fifth escape for the season.
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