Fresh engine penalty lingers for Verstappen after new Red Bull deal

Max Verstappen could be set for a grid penalty for power unit components at the United States Grand Prix, which will be officially confirmed after Friday practice at the Circuit of the Americas.

Verstappen has officially signed a new deal with Red Bull which will see him stay at the team until the end of the 2020 season but is set to celebrate his new contract with a potential “10 or 15-place penalty” either at the US GP or Mexican GP, according to team principal Christian Horner.

Fresh engine penalty lingers for Verstappen after new Red Bull deal

Max Verstappen could be set for a grid penalty for power unit components at the United States Grand Prix, which will be officially confirmed after Friday practice at the Circuit of the Americas.

Verstappen has officially signed a new deal with Red Bull which will see him stay at the team until the end of the 2020 season but is set to celebrate his new contract with a potential “10 or 15-place penalty” either at the US GP or Mexican GP, according to team principal Christian Horner.

The Milton Keynes-based squad will assess Verstappen’s engine at the end of FP2 in Austin before making a final decision to take the engine penalties for this weekend’s race or the next one in Mexico.

“The likelihood is that Max will be celebrating that new agreement with a grid penalty,” Horner said on Channel 4. “It will either be here or in Mexico, we’ll make that decision after today. It’s likely to be a 10 or 15-place penalty unfortunately.”

Verstappen could join Stoffel Vandoorne, Brendon Hartley and Nico Hulkenberg who are all expected to pick up engine penalties for the US GP.

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