With solely two Grands Prix remaining on this lengthy Championship, groups have almost exhausted the elements allowed underneath the rules and should determine whether or not the advantage of a brand new engine justifies the inevitable grid penalty.
In Qatar, groups are anticipated to primarily depend on the rotation of already-used parts to keep away from penalties. Nevertheless, the circuit calls for full engine energy for a number of sections, and after 22 races (plus sprints), reliability points may come up, doubtlessly resulting in important level losses within the extremely contested Constructors’ Championship. Past the battle for first place, a number of positions—price thousands and thousands of {dollars}—are additionally at stake.
The reliability of the vehicles has all the time been a essential think about securing World Championship titles, much more so since rules launched limits on the variety of parts that may be changed on a automobile. This primarily impacts elements associated to the ability unit and the gearbox and transmission system.
Beneath the 2024 rules, a driver can not use greater than:
– 4 Inside Combustion Engines (ICE), MGU-Hs, MGU-Ks, and Turbochargers (TC),
– 2 Power Shops (ES) and Management Electronics (CE),
– 8 exhaust programs.
For all drivers, the scenario is evident: changing any energy unit part (besides exhausts) will lead to a grid penalty. In actual fact, solely Fernando Alonso can nonetheless use new batteries and a management unit with out incurring a penalty.
Up to date Desk of Elements Utilized by Every Driver in 2024
*(after the Las Vegas GP and primarily based on the FIA doc dated 29-11)*
| N. | Scuderia | Pilota | ICE | TC | MGU-H | MGU-Okay | ES | CE | EX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Purple Bull | Max Verstappen | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 11 | Purple Bull | Sergio Perez | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 63 | Mercedes | George Russell | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 44 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Ferrari | Charles Leclerc | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 55 | Ferrari | Carlos Sainz | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 81 | McLaren | Oscar Piastri | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 04 | McLaren | Lando Norris | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Aston Martin | Lance Stroll | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Aston Martin | Fernando Alonso | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | Alpine | Esteban Ocon | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Alpine | Pierre Gasly | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 23 | Williams | Alexander Albon | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 02 | Williams | Franco Colapinto | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | RBR | Liam Lawson | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | RBR | Yuki Tsunoda | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 77 | Sauber Ferrari | Valtteri Bottas | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 24 | Sauber Ferrari | Zhou Guanyu | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Haas | Kevin Magnussen | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | Haas | Nico Hulkenberg | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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The miniaturization of sure parts to scale back bulk for aerodynamic functions has made elements just like the gearbox and transmission extra fragile. Nevertheless, what has had a good higher affect are the accidents. For instance, on the Williams vehicles of Lawson and Albon, attributable to incidents in earlier Grands Prix, all out there elements have already been used, and so they might not have further spares.
| N. | Workforce | Driver | Gearbox |
Transmission and auxiliaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Purple Bull | Max Verstappen | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | Purple Bull | Sergio Perez | 3 | 5 |
| 63 | Mercedes | George Russell | 3 | 3 |
| 44 | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Ferrari | Charles Leclerc | 5 | 5 |
| 55 | Ferrari | Carlos Sainz | 6 | 6 |
| 81 | McLaren | Oscar Piastri | 4 | 5 |
| 04 | McLaren | Lando Norris | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | Aston Martin | Lance Stroll | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | Aston Martin | Fernando Alonso | 4 | 4 |
| 31 | Alpine | Esteban Ocon | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | Alpine | Pierre Gasly | 5 | 5 |
| 23 | Williams | Alexander Albon | 5 | 5 |
| 02 | Williams | Franco Colapinto | 6 | 6 |
| 21 | RBR | Liam Lawson | 5 | 5 |
| 22 | RBR | Yuki Tsunoda | 5 | 5 |
| 77 | Sauber | Valtteri Bottas | 5 | 5 |
| 24 | Sauber | Zhou Guanyu | 5 | 5 |
| 20 | Haas | Kevin Magnussen | 5 | 5 |
| 27 | Haas | Nico Hulkenberg | 5 | 5 |
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