Honda reveals that having 'lost' their second engines, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez are both going to face grid penalties at some stage.

The Dutch driver's engine was found to be irreparably damaged following the infamous clash with Lewis Hamilton at Silverstone, while the Mexican's was also damaged in the subsequent crash involving Valtteri Bottas in Hungary.

"We lost a power-unit for each driver and it looks like we will have around 22-23 races on the current basis, so we must think our PU strategy accordingly," Honda's F1 technical director, Toyoharu Tanabe confirmed at Spa today.

Verstappen is already on his third internal combustion engine, turbocharger, MGU-H and MGU-K, while, heading into this weekend, Perez was on his second units.

Assuming that F1 is able to put its planned 23 race schedule together, this means that with 12 races remaining both drivers are inevitably facing grid penalties at some stage.

The Mercedes power unit is proving to be its usual bulletproof self, with the German team's only retirements being the result of Bottas' crashes at Imola and Hungary and his infamous wheel nut issue in Monaco. Indeed, teammate, Lewis Hamilton is the only driver to have completed every single racing lap this season.

Asked where he might opt to take his grid penalty, Verstappen told reporters: "I can't say anything about that now. We don't know yet."

Meanwhile, Charles Leclerc is in a similar situation, Ferrari having confirmed that the youngster's engine was irreparably damaged in the first lap clash with Lance Stroll in Hungary.

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1. Posted by kenji, 27/08/2021 12:47

"@ Redphyve....consider using Occams Razor to this debate. Two incidents, first one, Hamilton and Verstappen. Hamilton deemed to be at fault, given penalty. Red Bull zero points. Second incident caused by Bottas and Perez out and Verstappen reduced to extremely minor finishing position. Bottas deemed to be at fault and given penalty. Two incidents both created by the same team which vaults them into leading both World Championships ATPIT. These are the cold hard facts irrespective of peripherals."

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2. Posted by Redphyve, 27/08/2021 9:20

"@NEEDFORSPEED

You seriously really believe that Mercedes planned and executed a move so dependent and reliant on other cars and drivers reacting and positioning themselves in a certain way and being in precisely the right place that there was no other outcome possible other than taking Verstappen and Sergio out?

Wow...."

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3. Posted by Redphyve, 27/08/2021 9:12

"Little Chris Horner
Sits in a Corner
Crying about Mercedes all day
He sucks on his thumb
Creats conspiracies so dumb
While the pit-lane just wishes him away."

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4. Posted by Finchy, 27/08/2021 7:10

"Kenji..... Please don't be so absolutely ridiculous!"

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5. Posted by kenji, 27/08/2021 1:31

"If Mercedes win both the WC's this year they will be 'hollow victories' as someone else said just recently."

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6. Posted by NEEDFORSPEED, 26/08/2021 21:34

"It's amazing how Mercedes drives each take out a Red Bull to a point they will be penalized by having to have new engines and they barley get a penalty that does not in any way equal out the damage that they inflicted. "

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