Nico Hulkenberg is set to receive a five-place grid penalty for thisꦉ weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Pr🍒ix after the Renault Formula 1 team was forced to change the gearbox on his car following practice on Saturday afternoon.

Hulkenberg entered the race weekend at the Baku City Circuit looking to e🌌xtend his run of points finishes to start the season, but now faces a fight to do so as a result of the pending penalty.

The FIA confirmed in its post-FP3 technical report that Renault had changed the gearbox on Hulkenberg's car be♕fore the previous unit had completed the required six events, with confirmation of a grid penalty set to follow later today.

Speaking on Friday before news of his penalty had arrived, Hulkenberg set his sights on continuing his good qualifying form, having rea🎀ched Q3 at each of the three opening rounds.

"I think I’ve just done a good job over the last couple of qualifyings. I enjoy෴ that part of the race weekend," Hulkenberg said.

"It’s my personal challenge also to g🎶et the ultimate lap time each time from myself and the car. It’s fun and I just each time try to really execute it as well as I can. This year and the end of last year has been pretty good."

Hulkenberg finished seventh at the season-opening Australian Graꦍnd P𓄧rix before charging to P6 in both Bahrain and China.