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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Sport
Marc Mayo

Lewis Hamilton in huge Belgian Grand Prix boost as Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc take big grid penalties

A total of six drivers will drop to the back of the grid after qualifying for this weekend’s F1 Belgian Grand Prix after a series of engine penalties were handed down, including to Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc.

The first race after the summer break has been utilised by a number of teams to take extra power-unit components above their allocated amount for the season.

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