McLaren and Mercedes change PU's on their cars ahead of Sprint Qualifying

Updated: 21:58, 02 May 2025

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McLaren and Mercedes, among others, have chosen to replace some elements in their cars' PU's ahead of the Sprint Qualifying of the F1 Miami Grand Prix.

As per the FIA document, it is noted that at least 6 teams have chosen to replace several elements in their cars' PU's ahead of the Sprint Shootout set to take place at the Hard Rock Stadium in less than an hour.

6 teams replace PU elements

Alongside McLaren and Mercedes, Aston Martin, Sauber, Williams and Haas have opted to replace several components in their cars' PU's. Although the American team, have only done so in Oliver Bearman's car.

Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris, George Russell, Kimi Antonelli, Lance Stroll, Fernando Alonso, Esteban Ocon, Alex Albon, Carlos Sainz, Nico Hulkenberg, and Gabriel Bortoleto have all taken a new ICE (Internal Combustion Engine).

However they have also taken in other new components as well: a Turbocharger (TC), a motor generator unit-heat (MGU-H), a motor generator unit-kinetic (MGU-K), and an exhaust system (EX).

These changes incurr in no penalty whatsoever, since they have only used one part for each component out of the alloted four.

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Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

McLaren and Mercedes change PU's on their cars ahead of Sprint Qualifying

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