Liam Lawson receives new engine components but avoids grid penalty

Liam Lawson has been fitted with new power unit components ahead of final practice in Malaysia, but will not incur a grid penalty for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

The New Zealand driver for Racing Bulls headed into the final hour of running at Sepang with a fresh internal combustion engine, turbocharger, exhaust system, and auxiliary components. As all parts remain within his permitted seasonal allocation, Lawson avoids any penalties this weekend.

Meanwhile, his teammate Arvid Lindblad faces a 30-place grid drop, while Red Bull's Isack Hadjar and Alpine's Franco Colapinto have been handed 5- and 15-place penalties respectively. In Colapinto's case, five of those positions stem from the sanction he received after triggering a collision in Baku a week ago.