Isack Hadjar has confirmed he is to take power unit penalties and will start the Italian Grand Prix from the pit-lane.
The Racing Bulls driver was 16th in Q1 at Monza, and the first driver eliminated after frustrations with Carlos Sainz on his final out-lap, but confirmed when questioned by RacingNews365 that he was to start from the pit-lane.
"Yeah, [we are] changing everything," Hadjar explained.
"That's why going into qualifying, I like having pressure, but going into qualifying, this was just wrong."
Under F1 rules, a complete power unit change requires a start from the pit-lane.
As for the incident on his out-lap with Sainz, Hadjar was at a loss to explain what Sainz had done.
"He was just super annoying on the out-lap, he was not going to push," he added of the Williams driver.
"So I don't know why he was fighting so hard for track position, and then just let me by on my lap, so I compromised the out-lap for nothing, and then I made a mistake.
"But honestly, it doesn't matter as I am starting last."
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