Imminent FIA Punishment as Bahrain Grand Prix Penalty Confirmed
Racing Bulls officials confirmed the 19-year-old rookie will serve an engine penalty after utilizing his fifth power unit of the 2026 Formula 1 season.
- Racing Bulls driver Arvid Lindblad will start the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia from the back of the grid after fitting a fifth power unit of the 2026 season, with the FIA set to officially ratify the penalty.
- Exceeding his permitted engine component allocation triggered the automatic penalty for Lindblad, the only rookie in Formula 1 this season competing for the Red Bull sister team.
- A collision with Racing Bulls teammate Liam Lawson at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix last week nearly resulted in a penalty, though Lindblad escaped punishment; he has scored points in all but five races this season.
- Alpine driver Franco Colapinto will serve a five-place grid drop for causing a collision in Baku involving teammate Pierre Gasly and McLaren's Lando Norris, joining Lindblad on the penalty list.
- Lindblad faces a debut at the Sepang International Circuit, where he is among 12 current drivers with no prior racing experience at the venue; the 19-year-old Briton last visited as a spectator in 2017.
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Arvid Lindblad to take grid penalty for Bahrain GP
Arvid Lindblad will start from the back of the grid for Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia with a series of power unit penalties set to be applied for the race at Sepang.The Briton will dip beyond his allocation of power unit components for F1's return to Malaysia, and is set to use a fifth internal combustion engine, turbocharger, and exhaust for this weekend's race.Lindblad had ...Keep reading
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Racing Bulls driver Arvid Lindblad will start from the back of the grid at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday as he will receive a new, fifth powertrain. Each driver is allowed four engines and each new engine means a penalty.
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