Red Bull has had to pay out €200 in fines after both Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez exceeded the pit lane speed limit by 0.1 km/h during FP1 for the Belgian Grand Prix.
The speed limit in the pit lane at Spa-Francorchamps is set at 80 km/h - which is the standard approach over F1 weekends.
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Verstappen hit with major grid penalty for Belgian GP
Max Verstappen has taken a major grid penalty for this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix.
It was anticipated that at a circuit that affords overtaking opportunities, Red Bull would opt to change power unit components inside the three-time F1 champion's RB20.
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Alpine confirm Famin to step down as team principal
Bruno Famin is to step down as team principal at Alpine by the end of August, the team has confirmed.
RacingNews365 reported earlier in the week that Famin was on the verge of stepping down after being named interim team principal at the 2023 Belgian GP after Otmar Szafnauer's departure.
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Renault set to quit F1 as power unit supplier
Bruno Famin has hinted that Renault will cease production of its F1 power unit from 2026, as his own departure from Alpine has been announced.
Renault currently only supplies its in-house Alpine team with power units since McLaren re-joined Mercedes for 2021, with the French manufacturer struggling throughout the turbo hybrid era to produce a consistent product.
Mercedes to unleash fresh upgrades as W15 theory proved correct
George Russell is hopeful that a fresh Mercedes upgrade at the Belgian Grand Prix will allow the team to continue to fight McLaren and Red Bull.
A previous Mercedes upgrade in Canada centred around a new front-wing, with the W15 rapidly improving since, with pole positions in Canada and Britain for Russell, a win in Austria with Lewis Hamilton also ending his 945 day win drought, with British GP victory.
READ MORE: Mercedes to unleash fresh upgrades as W15 theory proved correct
FIA make major Spa change ahead of Belgian GP
The FIA has confirmed the DRS zone along the Kemmel Straight at the Spa-Francorchamps Circuit will be shortened for this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix.
In recent years, the FIA often implemented new and/or longer DRS zones to encourage overtaking.
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