After 4 Grands Prix out of a 24-race calendar (plus the Dash), the reliability state of affairs is beginning to get attention-grabbing.
Yesterday, the FIA confirmed that, for the Saudi Arabian GP, all Crimson Bull Powertrains-powered drivers – particularly Crimson Bull and Racing Bulls – concurrently changed 4 energy unit parts: ICE (inside combustion engine), TC (turbocharger), MGU-H, and MGU-Ok. This mass alternative is totally authorized (because it includes the second of the 4 components permitted for practically all parts), but it surely raises quite a lot of warning bells inside RBPT.
In contrast to different engine producers, Crimson Bull-associated groups are the one ones to have changed so many components concurrently this early, at simply the fifth spherical of the season. It’s arduous to assume it’s only a coincidence: the acute warmth in Jeddah and information gathered from sensors on the finish of the earlier race could have prompted engineers to keep away from dangers and make early replacements. Nonetheless, the frequency of those interventions means that some side of thermal administration or mechanical reliability wants nearer consideration, particularly since any additional alternative of both the management electronics or batteries will end in a 10-place grid penalty for all 4 RBPT drivers (George Russell can also be in the identical state of affairs together with his Mercedes).
On account of a mixture of reliability issues, rain-related crashes in Australia, incidents in China, and points throughout follow classes in Japan, Oliver Bearman, Jack Doohan, and Liam Lawson had already used the second of the 4 out there energy items. With right this moment’s replacements, Jack Doohan and Liam Lawson are successfully approaching three, whereas Gasly now reaches two.
Amid a very sophisticated begin to the season, there’s excellent news from Ferrari, which, like McLaren, Aston Martin, Sauber, and Williams, has not skilled any reliability points.
With such an extended championship, automotive reliability might be a vital issue within the struggle for the World Championships, particularly because the laws restrict what number of parts will be changed on a automotive earlier than grid penalties are utilized. Particularly, energy unit components and people associated to the gearbox and transmission are intently monitored.
In keeping with the laws (Article 28.2), throughout the 2025 season, a driver could not use greater than 4 ICEs, 4 MGU-Hs, 4 MGU-Ks, and 4 turbochargers (TC), 2 batteries (ES), 2 management electronics (CE), and eight exhaust methods.
Up to date desk of components utilized by every driver in 2025 (after the Bahrain GP and the FIA doc dated 18-04)
| N. | Scuderia | Pilota | ICE | TC | MGU-H | MGU-Ok | ES | CE | EX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | McLaren | Oscar Piastri | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 04 | McLaren | Lando Norris | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Ferrari | Charles Leclerc | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Ferrari | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 01 | Crimson Bull | Max Verstappen | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Crimson Bull | Yuki Tsunoda | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 63 | Mercedes | George Russell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Mercedes | Kimi Antonelli | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Aston Martin | Lance Stroll | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Aston Martin | Fernando Alonso | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Alpine | Pierre Gasly | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 07 | Alpine | Jack Doohan | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | Haas | Esteban Ocon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 87 | Haas | Olivier Bearman | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 06 | RBR | Isack Hadjar | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 30 | RBR | Liam Lawson | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Williams | Alexander Albon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Williams | Carlos Sainz | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Sauber | Gabriel Bortoleto | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 05 | Sauber | Nico Hulkenberg | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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