Isack Hadjar is knocking on the door of a grid penalty after the FIA confirmed that Racing Bulls had installed his fourth and final penalty-free internal combustion engine ahead of Saturday’s FP3 at the Dutch Grand Prix.

His VCARB02 was also fitted with a new turbocharger, MGU-K and MGU-H, all of which were the final penalty-free components.

Isack Hadjar is one engine failure away from a grid penalty

Additional reporting by Thomas Maher

Hadjar was 12th fastest in Friday’s opening practice hour for the Dutch Grand Prix, but failed to set a time in the day’s second session.

Out on track for his first lap of FP2, the Frenchman ran slowly before pulling to the side of the track with a problem with his Racing Bulls car that triggered a Virtual Safety Car.

Hadjar later revealed that his p

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