Red Bull setback
Next penalty for Verstappen ahead of GP in Brazil
Starting grid penalty for the world champion! Max Verstappen suffers the next setback before the first laps on the legendary Formula 1 circuit in Interlagos, Brazil.
The three-time world champion's Red Bull needs a new engine, but the team has already exceeded Verstappen's limit. He will therefore be moved back five places on the grid for Sunday's race (18:00 CET).
"We cannot avoid an engine change in Brazil, with a corresponding penalty," wrote Red Bull's motorsport consultant Helmut Marko in his column for the in-house portal speedweek.com.
For Dutchman Verstappen, this also means that he will probably have to catch up and overtake in the race again in order to prevent his championship lead over Lando Norris in the McLaren - currently 47 points - from shrinking any further.
"We have to find speed"
The Dutchman had already been penalized for two actions against Lando Norris at the Mexican GP with ten seconds each and a further two penalty points last Sunday.
With four races and two sprints to go before the end of the season, Verstappen's lead over Norris is down to 47 points. "We can't afford another race like this. We have to find speed," said Helmut Marko.
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