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