RACE DEBRIEF

    Lewis Hamilton is set to receive a 10-place grid penalty for Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix as the championship leader has taken a new Mercedes engine at Istanbul Park.

    Hamilton, who holds a two-point lead in the standings having won the Russian Grand Prix – in which Red Bull's Max Verstappen recovered from 20th to second having himself taken a new power unit – was expected to take a new engine prior to this weekend.

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    2021

    Drivers' championship standings

    POSITION POINTS
    1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 246.5
    2 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 244.5

    His Mercedes W12 has been fitted with a new internal combustion engine (ICE) and exhaust – but the driver has only exceeded his allocation of new ICEs.

    Because he has exceeded his allocation of new engines, he's set to receive a 10-place penalty – however, Hamilton came from sixth to win the 2020 Turkish GP.

    Carlos Sainz of Ferrari will also start the race from the rear with a new power unit.