Hamilton to start from the pit lane after tactical engine change from Ferrari
Following his disappointing qualifying session on Saturday afternoon, Ferrari's seven-time Lewis Hamilton has taken the opportunity to add a new power unit to his engine pool at Spa-Francorchamps.
Having failed to set a good enough lap in the middle stages of Q1, Lewis Hamilton found himself in the danger zone in the final minutes of Q1. His final effort provisionally put him seventh, just behind teammate Charles Leclerc.
However, he had his best lap time deleted for track limits as the stewards ruled that all four wheels of his Ferrari went over the white line on the entry to Raidillion.
The incident saw Hamilton drop outside the top 15 drivers, and as a result, he would have started today's Belgian Grand Prix from a disappointing P16 on the grid.
However, it has now emerged that Hamilton has installed new power unit components on his Ferrari SF-25, forcing him into pitlane start at the Belgian Grand Prix.
The British driver has already used up all components from his allocation for the current season, and he would have most probably needed to serve a grid-drop penalty for taking on new elements later on in the season.
His poor result in yesterday’s qualifying meant that he could now add a fresh internal combustion engine, turbocharger, MGU-H, MGU-K, energy store and control electronics.
