RacingNews365 reports grid penalties for Alonso and Stroll in Baku
According to RacingNews365, Fernando Alonso will receive a twenty-place grid penalty for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The outlet reports a five-place penalty for team-mate Lance Stroll, also for component changes.
The reported penalties stem from the use of new powertrain components. RacingNews365 reports on 24 September that Alonso will receive a new power unit and turbo. According to the outlet, this means he will exceed the permitted allocation for each for the first time, resulting in a twenty-place grid penalty. However, the publication does not specify which individual engine component it means by ‘powerunit’.
According to the same source, Stroll will receive his sixth turbo, while four are permitted. As this is the second time he has exceeded the allocation for that component, RacingNews365 reports a five-place penalty for him.
The penalties would pose an additional obstacle in Aston Martin’s difficult first season with Honda as its engine partner. According to the publication, the team is tenth out of eleven teams in the Constructors’ Championship ahead of Baku. All three points were scored by Alonso, with a tenth-place finish in Monaco and a ninth-place finish in the Netherlands.
Author Ian Parkes does, however, report a slight improvement in powertrain performance following a recent Honda upgrade in RacingNews365. The publication does not substantiate the scale of that improvement with measurement data.
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- SOURCEAston Martin pain to continue with Azerbaijan Grand Prix penaltiesRacingNews365 English · Source date as found: 2026-09-24
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Based on a single RacingNews365 publication dated 24 September 2026. Official component records, penalty decisions and the final starting grid have not been supplied; independent confirmation is lacking.