Formula 1 is on a little trip through Asia. Meanwhile, the first sessions have been run at the Suzuka circuit in Japan. So with the race again, the end of the 2023 season is one step closer. So the likelihood of grid penalties for exceeding the total number of parts allowed also increases. GPblog has listed the number of parts used per driver.
Red Bull Racing installs new internal combustion engines
Red Bull Racing has installed a new internal combustion engine (ICE) in the cars of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez each, plus a new turbocharger, an MGU-H and an MGU-K. This brings the Austrians to the maximum allowed for their cars to be used in 2023. The next time Red Bull uses a new one of any of these elements, it will result in a grid penalty.
Lewis Hamilton(Mercedes), Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll (both Aston Martin), Oscar Piastri (McLaren) and Logan Sargeant (Williams) also received all these new parts. For all of them: a grid penalty automatically follows next time.
Engine parts for GP Japan
Check out the full list below!
| Driver | Engine | ICE (x4) | TC (x4) | MGU-H (x4) | MGU-K (x4) | ES (x2) | CE (x2) | EX (x8) |
| Max Verstappen | RBPT | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Sergio Perez | RBPT | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| George Russel | Mercedes | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Pierre Gasly | Renault | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Esteban Ocon | Renault | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Lando Norris | Mercedes | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Oscar Piastri | Mercedes | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Ferrari | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Ferrari | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Fernando Alonso | Mercedes | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Lance Stroll | Mercedes | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Ferrari | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
| Ferrari | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Daniel Ricciardo/Liam Lawson/Nyckde Vries | RBPT | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| RBPT | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Logan Sargeant | Mercedes | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Mercedes | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Gearbox parts for GP Japan
For the Japanese Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton and Lance Stroll also have access to a new gearbox. This is a full breakdown of how many parts the drivers used in 2023:
| Driver | Team | GBX C & C (x4) | GBX DL (x4) |
| Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 4 | 5 |
| Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 4 | 4 |
| Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 4 | 4 |
| Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 4 | 4 |
| Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 3 | 3 |
| George Russel | Mercedes | 3 | 3 |
| Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 4 | 4 |
| Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 3 | 4 |
| Lando Norris | McLaren | 3 | 3 |
| Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 3 | 3 |
| Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 3 | 3 |
| Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 3 | 3 |
| Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 3 | 3 |
| Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 4 | 4 |
| Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 5 | 5 |
| Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 5 | 5 |
| Daniel Ricciardo/Liam Lawson/Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 3 | 3 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 3 | 3 |
| Logan Sargeant | Williams | 3 | 3 |
| Alexander Albon | Williams | 3 | 3 |
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