Grid penalty looks imminent for Sainz in Italian Grand Prix'.

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19:01, 04 Sep 2022

Carlos Sainz had a difficult afternoon at Zandvoort. He finished fifth, but a five-second time penalty after an unsafe release dropped him to eighth. Next weekend is the Italian Grand Prix and that promises to be another difficult weekend.

First of all, the Monza circuit seems to be the one for the RB18. With many long straights, engine power is extremely important and in the Belgian GP we saw that the car of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez is almost unstoppable.

On top of that Sainz will probably have to start from the back of the grid. Ferrari will reportedly choose to replace the engine of the Madrid driver. Sainz himself says an engine change is indeed coming 'soon'. At Formu1a.uno they know that it will happen in Italy.

The new engine should also be a bit lighter. Two kilos to be precise. That should also save some time in the battle with Red Bull.

Grid penalty coming up for Sainz?

Giuliano Duchessa

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Carlos Sainz ha confermato due cose importanti. Che monterà una PU nuova presto, noi confermiamo che lo farà a Monza. Il nuovo ibrido oltre ad essere più efficiente pesa 2 kg in meno andando a portare l’auto in linea con il peso minimo @formu1a__uno #Ferrari @mara_sangiorgio

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	179
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	154
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	147
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	108
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	97
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	82
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	76
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	52
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	39
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	20
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	6
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
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

Grid penalty looks imminent for Sainz in Italian Grand Prix'.

Grid penalty coming up for Sainz?

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