After 4 Grands Prix out of a 24-race calendar (plus the Dash), the reliability state of affairs is beginning to get fascinating.
Yesterday, the FIA confirmed that, for the Saudi Arabian GP, all Pink Bull Powertrains-powered drivers – particularly Pink Bull and Racing Bulls – concurrently changed 4 energy unit elements: ICE (inside combustion engine), TC (turbocharger), MGU-H, and MGU-Okay. This mass substitute is solely authorized (because it includes the second of the 4 components permitted for almost all elements), but it surely raises various warning bells inside RBPT.
In contrast to different engine producers, Pink Bull-associated groups are the one ones to have changed so many elements concurrently this early, at simply the fifth spherical of the season. It’s laborious to suppose it’s only a coincidence: the intense warmth in Jeddah and information gathered from sensors on the finish of the earlier race could have prompted engineers to keep away from dangers and make early replacements. Nonetheless, the frequency of those interventions means that some side of thermal administration or mechanical reliability wants nearer consideration, particularly since any additional substitute of both the management electronics or batteries will lead to a 10-place grid penalty for all 4 RBPT drivers (George Russell can also be in the identical state of affairs together with his Mercedes).
As a consequence of a mixture of reliability issues, rain-related crashes in Australia, incidents in China, and points throughout observe classes in Japan, Oliver Bearman, Jack Doohan, and Liam Lawson had already used the second of the 4 out there energy models. With right now’s replacements, Jack Doohan and Liam Lawson are successfully approaching three, whereas Gasly now reaches two.
Amid a very difficult begin to the season, there’s excellent news from Ferrari, which, like McLaren, Aston Martin, Sauber, and Williams, has not skilled any reliability points.
With such a protracted championship, automobile reliability will likely be an important issue within the combat for the World Championships, particularly because the rules restrict what number of elements might be changed on a automobile earlier than grid penalties are utilized. Particularly, energy unit elements and people associated to the gearbox and transmission are carefully monitored.
Based on the rules (Article 28.2), in the course of the 2025 season, a driver could not use greater than 4 ICEs, 4 MGU-Hs, 4 MGU-Ks, and 4 turbochargers (TC), 2 batteries (ES), 2 management electronics (CE), and eight exhaust techniques.
Up to date desk of elements utilized by every driver in 2025 (after the Bahrain GP and the FIA doc dated 18-04)
| N. | Scuderia | Pilota | ICE | TC | MGU-H | MGU-Okay | ES | CE | EX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | McLaren | Oscar Piastri | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 04 | McLaren | Lando Norris | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Ferrari | Charles Leclerc | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Ferrari | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 01 | Pink Bull | Max Verstappen | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Pink Bull | Yuki Tsunoda | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 63 | Mercedes | George Russell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Mercedes | Kimi Antonelli | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Aston Martin | Lance Stroll | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Aston Martin | Fernando Alonso | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Alpine | Pierre Gasly | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 07 | Alpine | Jack Doohan | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | Haas | Esteban Ocon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 87 | Haas | Olivier Bearman | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 06 | RBR | Isack Hadjar | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 30 | RBR | Liam Lawson | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Williams | Alexander Albon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Williams | Carlos Sainz | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Sauber | Gabriel Bortoleto | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 05 | Sauber | Nico Hulkenberg | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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