Perez' 10-place penalty drops him to 13th, ahead of Esteban Ocon, who received a five-place drop.
Mercedes' George Russell will start on the front row with Leclerc, followed by McLaren duo Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo in third and fourth.ĪlphaTauri man Pierre Gasly starts fifth alongside Alpine's Fernando Alonso in sixth. He will therefore line up seventh, alongside fellow Dutchman and Williams debutant Nyck de Vries. After having a fresh internal combustion engine added to his pool, Verstappen took a five-place penalty, although there was some uncertainty in the paddock on how that penalty would be applied.ĭespite Carlos Sainz, Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton also taking penalties and qualifying within five positions of Verstappen, the Dutchman will still receive a net five-place grid penalty according to the FIA's existing methodology.