Leclerc avoids motor penalty in Canada; Tsunoda, no

The FIA has announced the new engine parts that drivers will use at this weekend’s F1 Canadian GP 2022, and Leclerc has finally avoided taking a grid penalty on Sunday after failing to fit a new turbo to his power unit. power.

Ferrari revealed that Leclerc’s engine broke in Baku, which cast the shadow of the sanction, since each driver can only use three engines during the season and, if he used a new turbo, the Monegasque would already be in fourth place. grade. That would carry a ten-position penalty, or even send Carlos Sainz’s team-mate to the back of the grid if it was the entire power unit that they replaced.

But in the list published by the FIA, a fourth turbo does not appear for Charles Leclerc, who does mount new elements of other engine parts.

These are the new parts on the drivers’ engines for the 2022 F1 Canadian GP

ICE (internal combustion engine): Leclerc rides his third unit, Esteban Ocon his third, Tsunoda his fourth, and Kevin Magnussen his third ICE.
Turbo (TC): Esteban Ocon mounts his third unit, Tsunoda his fourth, and Kevin Magnussen his third turbo.
MGU-H: Leclerc mounts his third unit, Esteban Ocon his third and Tsunoda his fourth, and Kevin Magnussen his third MGU-K.
MGU-K: Leclerc mounts his third unit, Esteban Ocon his third and Tsunoda his fourth MGU-K.
Power System (ES): Tsunoda mounts his second unit.
Electronic control system (CE): Leclerc mounts his second unit, Esteban Ocon his second, Tsunoda his second and Nicholas Latifi his second.
Exhaust System (EX): Esteban Ocon his third unit, Tsunoda his fifth, and Kevin Magnussen his fourth.

Thus, by changing practically everything else but not the turbo, it seems that Ferrari has chosen to leave the penalty for another race later, despite the fact that the Canadian track allows overtaking. The next circuits that F1 will visit are Silverstone, the Red Bull Ring, Paul Ricard and the Hungaroring.

However, there will be a penalty in this weekend’s race at Montreal ‘s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. And it is that AlphaTauri has decided to install a completely new unit in Tsunoda’s car.

This means that the Japanese receives a 10-position penalty for each piece replaced when exceeding the limit of three, which means that Yuki Tsunoda moves to the back of the grid. Therefore, it is likely that Pierre Gasly’s teammate will only go out on the track on Saturday to help the Frenchman or simply to contest Q1.