Power unit element status for Malaysia

Engine component usage is growing among the ranks, which is only logical as the season enters its final stretch.

As a reminder, drivers are permitted to use only four of each of the six elements that make up the power unit under current regulations. Any more than that and they start getting some painful grid penalties.

There’s a 10-place penalty the first time a fifth element is used. When any of the remaining elements is used, there’s another five-place drop imposed. And the first time a sixth element is used, another 10-place grid penalty is applied.

Power Element Usage

Driver ICE TC MGU-H MGU-K ES CE

Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton
4
4
4
3
3
3

Valtteri Bottas
4
4
4
3
3
3

Red Bull/TAG Heuer

Daniel Ricciardo
5
5
6
3
3
3

Max Verstappen
5
5
5
3
3
3

Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel
3
4
3
3
3
4

Kimi Räikkönen
3
4
4
3
3
3

Force India/Mercedes

Sergio Pérez
3
3
3
3
2
2

Esteban Ocon
3
3
3
3
3
2

Williams/Mercedes

Felipe Massa
3
3
3
3
3
2

Lance Stroll
3
3
3
3
2
2

McLaren/Honda

Fernando Alonso
7
9
9
7
6
5

Stoffel Vandoorne
7
10
10
7
6
6

Toro Rosso/Renault

Pierre Gasly
5
5
5
3
4
4

Carlos Sainz
4
4
5
3
3
4

Haas/Ferrari

Romain Grosjean
4
4
4
3
3
3

Kevin Magnussen
4
4
3
3
3
3

Renault

Nico Hülkenberg
3
4
5
3
4
4

Jolyon Palmer
4
5
5
3
3
3

Sauber/Ferrari

Marcus Ericsson
4
4
4
4
3
3

Pascal Wehrlein
4
4
4
4
3
3

Notes:

ICE: Internal Combustion Engine
TC: Turbo Charger
MGU-H: Motor Generator Unit – Heat
MGU-K: Motor Generator Unit – Kinetic
ES: Energy Store
CE: Control Electronics

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