As the sport seeks an alternative to grid penalties, drivers face even harsher sanctions in 2018 as component rules tightened. read more »

With nine drivers taking penalties on the Italian Grand Prix grid, it is safe to say that something is very, very wrong with today's system. read more »

Four drivers accumulate 80 place grid drops between them as component rules continue to frustrate read more »

More power unit component changes for Fernando Alonso mean a 35-place grid drop awaits the Spaniard ahead of this weekend's Italian Grand Prix. read more »

The drivers entered into the 2017 Formula 1 World Championship have used the below listed number of power unit elements during this season so far: read more »

Power unit component usage prior to Hungarian GP read more »

Ferrari is confident that its drivers will not need to incur power unit component penalties in the second half of the season. read more »

SILVERSTONE -- Fernando Alonso's British Grand Prix grid penalty has risen to a combined 30 places after multiple component changes to his Honda power unit overnight.... read more »

Fernando Alonso will run Honda's more-powerful 'spec 3' Formula 1 engine in this weekend's British Grand Prix, but will take a grid penalty because of a... read more »

Former Formula 1 driver Mark Webber says he would prefer to see teams docked constructors' championship points rather than handing drivers grid penalties for mechanical... read more »

Fernando Alonso is now up to a 40-place grid penalty for Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix after further engine component changes on his McLaren-Honda read more »

Honda admits the current MGU-H design on its Formula 1 engine is only strong enough to last two races, after suffering more 'unacceptable' reliability problems at the... read more »

Jenson Button is set to take a 15-place grid penalty for his Formula One return at the Monaco Grand Prix after McLaren was forced to make its latest engine component changes.... read more »

Four rounds down and McLaren is already maximising its power unit elements for the 2017 season... read more »

Jenson Button will start at the back of the grid at the Japanese Grand Prix after he was given a 35-place grid penalty for engine component changes. read more »

FIA closes engine component stockpiling loophole for 2017 season read more »

An engine change grid penalty has been handed to Lewis Hamilton this weekend, after the Brit went over the five component limit for taking a new PU in Belgium read more »

Renault has confirmed that a suspension failure on the RS16 was the cause of Kevin Magnussen's truncated day at the Chinese Grand Prix. Magnussen completed only six laps... read more »

Formula 1 is only completing its second race weekend in the 2016 season, but some drivers have already needed to fit new components for their power unit. Nobody hit penalty as... read more »

Renault was forced to sit out the bulk of the afternoon session at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya after Jolyon Palmer's RS16 suffered a power unit component failure.... read more »

Mercedes have blamed a 'freak' component failure for Lewis Hamilton's Singapore Grand Prix retirement, which cost the Briton a potential podium finish. Hamilton... read more »

Lewis Hamilton's retirement in the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix was caused by a "freak" component failure, according to Mercedes motorsport chief Toto Wolff read more »

Red Bull drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Daniel Kvyat and Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz have been handed grid penalties for the Italian Grand Prix following various engine... read more »

McLaren are to take an unusual step at the Belgian Grand Prix by using two new engines over the race weekend for each of their drivers, Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button. The... read more »

The engine penalty system, which penalises a driver for exceeding their component allocation, will be tweaked to ensure its not so damaging to a drivers race. It will also be... read more »