One F1 driver hit with 60-place grid penalty for F1 United States GP
Massive grid drop due to engine penalty in Texas

Liam Lawson faces a 60-place 📖grid penalty at the F1 United States Grand Prix.
The RB driver will therefore start at the back of the gr♒i𒁃d after receiving an engine penalty.
However, he will be ahead of Geor♒ge Russell who starts from the pitlane.
Lawson is racing this weekend in America for the first time as Daniel Ri♑cciardo's replacement.
But Lawson is inherꦦiting Ricciardo's co꧅mponents, with F1 rules dictating that the engine parts belong to the car rather than the driver.
Lawson knew that he would faceꦫ a big penalty for his F1 comeback due to the need to change engine parts.
The massive nature of the 60-place grid drop is becaus💙e RB are changing six components, and each part is worth 10 places.
Lawson's car has been fitted with a new internal combustion engine, turbocharger, motor generator un💮it-heat, motor generator unit-kinetic, energy store and control electronics.
Each of those parts exceed the🏅 allocation for the year.
Lawson also has a new exhaust system but, as it's the 🍷fifth of eight allowed, it does not breach the rules.
Starting from the back of the grid will, at least, allow Lawson a press💞ure-f🧜ree return to Formula 1.
He impressed at the end 💟of 2023 when replacing the injured Ricciardo but n𝓰ow, as a full-time driver for at least the remaining six races of this season, the stakes are higher.
Lawson has insisted that any✅ goal of earning the Red Bull 💎drive, at RB's sister team, is on the back-burner.

James was a sportsꦓ journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.