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McLaren’s Norris Penalized 10 Places for Extra Power Unit

7/17/2026

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Lando Norris will take a 10-place grid penalty at Spa, starting no higher than 11th.
McLaren fitted a fourth power-electronics unit on his MCL40, breaching the three-unit limit.
The unit carries Mercedes-AMG reliability fixes after failures in China, Japan practice and Monaco.
Norris sits fifth with 97 points, 82 points behind leader Kimi Antonelli.
McLaren stays third in the constructors’ standings and will run the fourth unit for the season.

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Lando Norris will take a 10-place grid penalty at Spa, starting no higher than 11th.
McLaren fitted a fourth power-electronics unit on his MCL40, breaching the three-unit limit.
The unit carries Mercedes-AMG reliability fixes after failures in China, Japan practice and Monaco.
Norris sits fifth with 97 points, 82 points behind leader Kimi Antonelli.
McLaren stays third in the constructors’ standings and will run the fourth unit for the season.