Carlos Sainz has become the fifth driver to receive a grid penalty for the Belgian Grand Prix following a power unit component change.
The Spaniard has been fitted with a fourth control electronics unit, with each driver permitted only three in their power unit component pool.
It means the Williams driver has been handed a 10-place grid penalty at Spa-Francorchamps, dropping him from 14th on the grid to 19th.
Sainz will not start from the back of the grid, however, as Lance Stroll, Isack Hadjar and Fernando Alonso have also received grid penalties for power unit component changes, reducing the impact of his penalty.
McLaren's Lando Norris is another driver carrying a grid penalty for a power unit component change, although he will start 13th after qualifying third.
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