Carlos Sainz will start the French Grand Prix from the back row of the grid after Ferrari changed his entire hybrid system ahead of Saturday’s final practice.

He will be joined on the back row by Kevin Magnussen, the Haas driver also taking the full whack of engine penalties.

Two weeks ago, at the Austrian Grand Prix, Sainz’s power unit went out with a bang, the failure resulting in a fire that quickly engulfed his car.

As the car had already been fitted with his third power unit, the driver arrived at Paul Ricard aware he would be facing engine-related grid penalties.

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