Four drivers start the sprint from the pit lane.
Four drivers will start from the pit lane in today’s sprint after teams breached parc fermé conditions while working on their cars. On the cars of Lewis Hamilton, Lance Stroll, Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto the teams altered the suspension configuration. In addition, Hamilton was fitted with a different rear wing, while Stroll had the steering rack, steering upright and part of the diffuser replaced, and his engine energy management system adjusted.
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Four drivers start the sprint from the pit lane.
Four drivers will start from the pit lane in today's sprint after their teams breached parc fermé conditions while working on their cars.