Lindblad, Colapinto and Bortoleto to take grid penalties for United States Grand Prix

Arvid Lindblad, Franco Colapinto and Gabriel Bortoleto have all been hit with grid penalties for this weekend's United States Grand Prix after they all exceeded the number of permitted power unit components.

Lindblad previously started at the back of the grid in Malaysia when Racing Bulls installed his fifth internal combustion engine (ICE) of the season, but they have opted to change this element again, marking his sixth of the four allowed.

In the case of Colapinto, who is looking to reduce Alpine's deficit to midfield rivals Racing Bulls, he received a new control electronics unit – his fourth of the campaign.

Audi have made the most alterations to Bortoleto's car, with the Brazilian initially taking a fourth energy store unit and fourth control electronics unit. On Saturday ahead of Qualifying, a further changes were made as the 22-year-old also takes on a fifth ICE, fifth turbocharger, a fifth exhaust set, fourth MGU-K and a seventh power unit ancillary component - as well as a fifth energy store and fifth control electronics unit on top of the initial change.

As per the regulations, the first time the allocation of any power unit element is exceeded, a 10-place grid penalty will be applied, with the second time this occurs (and so on) resulting in a five-place grid drop – all penalties at the same event applying in a cumulative manner.

If a driver incurs a penalty exceeding 15 grid places, they will be required to start the race at the back of the field regardless.

Lindblad will take a five-place penalty while Colapinto will lose 10 positions from his Qualifying result, with Bortoleto due to start at the back of the grid after picking up an 80-place drop – 60 additional places were confirmed on Saturday after an initial penalty of 20 places.

Qualifying for the United States Grand Prix gets underway at 1600 local time on Saturday, with lights out in Austin taking place at 1500 on Sunday.