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McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain prepares for the qualifying session for the sprint race at the British F1 Grand Prix, in Silverstone, England, Friday, July 3, 2026. (Peter Powell\/Pool\u00a0via AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium \u2014 Lando Norris\u2019 faltering Formula 1<\/a> title defense hit another setback Thursday as McLaren confirmed he will get a 10-place grid penalty for the Belgian Grand Prix.<\/p>

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Norris is paying the price for poor reliability earlier in the season of the electronics which manage his car\u2019s hybrid power systems.<\/p>\n

Fitting an upgraded power electronics unit supplied by Mercedes with what McLaren called \u201ca series of reliability fixes\u201d took Norris<\/a> over his allowance of three for the season and triggered the penalty.<\/p>

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Norris lost two of the units to failures, including a breakdown which left him unable to start<\/a> the Chinese Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

McLaren said it picked Belgium to use the new unit because it\u2019s relatively easy to overtake at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, meaning Norris has a better chance of making up at least some of the places he\u2019ll lose.<\/p>

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Norris is fifth in the standings, 82 points off leader Kimi Antonelli.<\/p>\n

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AP auto racing: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/auto-racing<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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