20/10/2017
NEWS STORY
As previously reported, even though he hadn't sat in the car, far less turned a wheel in anger, Brendon Hartley was warned that he faced demotion to the back of the grid following an engine change to his Toro Rosso.
Sure enough, the rookie Kiwi heads straight to the back of the grid on Sunday after picking up a total demotion of 25 places.
This constitutes 10 grid positions for 'his' 6th ICE of the year, 5 for his 6th MGU-H, 5 for his 5th ES and 5 for his 5th CE.
Meanwhile, Stoffel Vandoorne gets a 5 place drop as he takes on his 8th ICE of the season and Nico Hulkenberg drops 20 places, 10 for his 6th MGU-H of the year, 5 for his 5th ICE and 5 for his 5th TC.
While Max Verstappen has taken on a new Energy Store and Control Electronics without penalty, it is almost certain the Red Bull driver will be given a new engine for Sunday which will incur a 10-place drop.
And it's only Friday morning.
Check out our Friday gallery from Austin, here.