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# Vettel set for US GP engine change grid penalty
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/vettel-set-for-us-gp-grid-penalty-for-engine-change/
- Published: 2021-10-21T21:12:48.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-16T15:42:49.000Z
- Description: Sebastian Vettel will become the latest Mercedes engine runner to take a grid penalty, when he changes components on his Aston Martin at this weekend’s United States Grand Prix
- Author: Valentin Khorounzhiy
- Tags: Formula 1, #image-center-center

Sebastian Vettel will become the latest Mercedes engine runner to take a grid penalty, when he changes components on his Aston Martin at this weekend’s United States Grand Prix.

Vettel revealed the impending penalty in a media session at Austin on Thursday, before details of engine component changes had been published by the FIA.

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So it is not yet clear whether he will take a full set of new parts and drop right to the back of the grid, or just change his car’s internal combustion engine (ICE) and take a 10-place grid penalty.

The weakness Mercedes is [monitoring in its power unit package is in the ICE itself,](https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/mercedes-trying-to-contain-ice-issue-after-unusual-noises/) and has led to penalties for works drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas over the last month.

Vettel had a failure in his power unit during practice at Zandvoort in September.