Rumour: 'Hamilton to replace MGU-H and MGU-K in Mexico'

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00:12, 06 Nov 2021

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Lewis Hamilton picked up a ten-place grid penalty in the Turkish Grand Prix after changing his internal combustion engine. Mercedes hoped that this would be enough to complete the 2021 F1 season, but according to information from Rob Kamphues, this will not happen. In fact, another grid penalty of ten places is on the cards, according to the Ziggo Sport presenter.

"I hear from a very reliable source that Hamilton is going to announce tomorrow that he is going to replace another MGU-H and MGU-K yet," Kamphues said at the Formula 1 Café on Ziggo Sport.

Mexico the best time for penalty?

Based on the second free practice, Max Verstappen seems by far the biggest contender for the victory over the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Mercedes may already calculate this loss and hope for a catch-up game on Sunday. Anyway, if what Kamphues says is correct, it is in any case a loss for the Hamilton and Mercedes camp.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	72
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	63
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	49
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	41
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	25
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	21
7	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	15
9	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	12
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	10
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
13	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
15	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
16	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Rumour: 'Hamilton to replace MGU-H and MGU-K in Mexico'

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