Russell set for back-of-grid Singapore start after seven power-unit changes

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George Russell is set to start the Singapore Grand Prix from the back of the grid after Mercedes changed seven power-unit components on his car. The reported penalties for the six components outside his allocation add up to 35 places.

From the GPBeat newsroomPublished · 09 Oct 2026, 16:58 · 1 min

George Russell is set to start the Singapore Grand Prix from the back of the grid after Mercedes changed seven power-unit components on his car. RacingNews365 reports that the FIA confirmed the changes after his retirement at Sepang last weekend.

Six of the new components are outside Russell’s existing allocation: an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger, an exhaust set, the MGU-K, an energy store and a control electronics unit. The reported grid penalties for those six add up to 35 places: 10 for the first component and five for each of the other five.

The seventh is a power-unit ancillary component, Russell’s fifth of the six allowed.

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