Breaking: grid penalty for Hamilton during GP Brazil

Lewis Hamilton faces a setback in the title fight with Max Verstappen now that it has been announced that the Briton is installing a new Mercedes engine. This means that after the sprint race, which determines the starting position at the Interlagos circuit, the Mercedes driver will be moved back five places on the grid.

Mercedes has chosen to only replace the ICE (combustion engine). Below we explain more about the how and why of that grid penalty.

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