F1: penalized, Charles Leclerc will start at the back of the grid in Canada

Charles Leclerc will start at the back of the grid on Sunday at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, Ferrari having decided on Saturday to change parts of its engine again beyond the limit authorized per season.

Only eight races out of 22 have been contested but Ferrari has already reached the maximum authorized quota for the various engine components of the single-seater of its leader Charles Leclerc, current 3rd in the championship 34 points behind Max Verstappen (Red Bull).

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Friday during the second free practice session, Leclerc had already been notified of a penalty of ten places for Sunday due to the replacement of an electronic control module of his engine, the 4th element of this kind while three are allowed.

But on Saturday, at the start of the third free practice session and before qualifying, Ferrari again introduced new elements, including a fourth internal combustion engine and a fourth turbocharger, earning it other penalty places.

Sainz in the nails... for now.

With a brand new engine, he will therefore start at the back of the grid to hope to go up as much as possible.

He will be accompanied at the start by Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri), for the same reasons.

Fellow Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz also has a new internal combustion engine.

This is his third this season, remaining in the nails of the regulations, for the moment.

With these novelties, Ferrari intends to start again on a sound basis after having experienced several reliability problems.

Leclerc had to retire with engine failure in Spain and last week in Azerbaijan, just like Sainz.