Sainz, at the limit of the sanction after several changes in his engine

Ferrari started the Formula 1 season as the strongest team, both in terms of reliability and performance, but that has been changing and Red Bull has managed to turn the situation around before reaching the summer break.

Although it is true that in terms of performance, the F1-75 is still the single-seater that has the most pure performance or, at most, the second tied with the RB18 of Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez, in reliability the Maranello team has given a big step back.

Charles Leclerc was the first of the leading drivers to receive a grid penalty for exceeding the limit of his power unit components at the Canadian Grand Prix. A problem that will become more serious as the campaign progresses, as each change between now and the end of 2022 will carry a grid penalty for Sunday’s race.

In the garage next door, Carlos Sainz is getting closer to his teammate’s situation, further increasing the Maranello team’s concern for the reliability of its single-seaters and, above all, focused on its engines.

For this 2022 Formula 1 British Grand Prix, Ferrari has made the decision to mount three new parts on the Madrid driver’s car; MGU-H, MGU-K and turbo , in all three cases reaching the limit of three units used by each of these elements.

In this way, Sainz and Ferrari will have to be cautious and tread carefully, since from this weekend, any change in one of these three elements will entail a penalty on the grid that will affect their interests, especially having Keep in mind that their main rivals, the energy drink team, seem to have solved the problems they suffered earlier in the season.

Leclerc and Sainz’s engines ahead of the 2022 F1 British Grand Prix

Yellow boxes indicate that the limit has been reached, while if the cell is red, it means that the driver has exceeded the maximum allowed by the regulations.