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Palmer joins Alonso with sizeable grid drop

– Jolyon Palmer will join Fernando Alonso in taking a sizeable grid drop for the Japanese Grand Prix, after Renault fitted new power unit elements to his car.Palmer has taken on a sixth Turbocharger, sixth MGU-H and fifth Internal Combustion engine (ICE) for the remainder of the Suzuka weekend, adding up to a 20-place penalty.Under current Formula 1 regulations, drivers are permitted to use only four of each of the six elements that make up the power unit before grid penalties are imposed.The first time a fifth element is used, a 10-place grid penalty will be imposed, with a five-place drop imposed the first time a fifth of any of the remaining elements is used.The first time a sixth...
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