Verstappen, Leclerc and Hamilton set to race with fresh PU components at Monte Carlo
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen and the Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton are set to race with fresh power unit components at today's Monaco Grand Prix.
For the 12th year running, the 2025 F1 cars are powered by V6 hybrid turbo power units with 1.6-litre engines. This season represents the last year the current engine configuration appears before being replaced by a new power unit formula in 2026.
Current F1 power units feature seven elements: the internal combustion engine (ICE), motor generator unit-heat (MGU-H), motor generator unit-kinetic (MGU-K), turbocharger, energy store (ES), control electronics (CE) and exhaust.
Over the course of the 2024 season, a driver may use no more than four ICEs, MGU-Hs, MGU-Ks and turbochargers, two energy stores and control electronics, and eight of each of the four elements that make up a set of exhaust systems (comprising primaries left-hand side, primaries right-hand side, secondary LHS and secondary RHS).
Reigning champion Max Verstappen struggled for pace in qualifying, securing only fifth on the grid. However, he got lucky with a penalty for Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton which will see him gain a spot on the grid at today’s Monaco Grand Prix.
The Dutchman will race today with a host of new power unit components – including a fresh turbocharger, MGU-H and exhaust system.
At his second race with Alpine, Franco Colapinto will line up with a new MGU-K and exhaust system on the grid at Monte Carlo.
Furthermore, several drivers will race with a new exhaust system – Verstappen, Colapinto, Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton, Yuki Tsunoda and Isack Hadjar.
