Lance Stroll will take a grid penalty for his home grand prix in Canada to continue the misery for Aston Martin this weekend.
Stroll’s AMR26 has taken two new power unit components for the 70-lap race at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve beyond the permitted allocation.
The car now has a new energy store and control electronics unit, both of which are the fourth this season – in only the fifth race of the year – when only three are allowed for an entire campaign.
It means the Montréal driver, who was due to start from 21st on the grid, will now line up in the pit lane, compounding Aston Martin’s horrible weekend.
In sprint qualifying on Friday, team-mate Fernando Alonso crashed in the opening 12-minute session, and although the two-time F1 champion set a time good enough to reach SQ2, he was unable to take part due to the damage sustained.
On the grid for the sprint, Stroll was due to start 17th, but sustained a suspension issue with his car, which led to him being wheeled off and needing to start from the pit lane.
Alonso was then the only driver who retired during the sprint due to a technical issue. Stroll was at least 16th of the 21 who finished.
Ahead of grand qualifying, two incidents unfolded in a matter of seconds, as first Alonso was released into the pit-lane path of the Alpine of Franco Colapinto. The unsafe release earned the team a €5,000 fine.
Similarly, the stewards investigated the team releasing Stroll’s car in an unsafe condition, earning an additional €7,500 penalty.
