Fernando Alonso, sanctioned in Belgium

The FIA announced this Saturday morning the changes to several engine elements that Aston Martin and Sling They decided to do it in the car Fernando Alonsowhich will make him start from the back of the grid, no matter what happens in qualifying.

The pilot from Oviedo will ride his AMR26 new electronic control units (PU-CE), new battery (ES) and new auxiliary components (PU-ANC).

In this way, Fernando He put in his 5th battery of the season (3 are allowed in the entire year before sanction), it was his 5th change of PU-CE (limited to 3 per year) and his 7th change of auxiliary components (limited to 6 per course).

The FIA document of Fernando Alonso’s power unit changesFIA

In this way, the sanction accumulated by these modifications means that Fernando Alonso have to start last on the grid on Sunday despite the fact that there were more drivers who opted to change engine components in Spa, such as Norris, Stroll and Hadjar.

Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso of Spain steers his car during the second practice session ahead of the Formula One Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps racetrack in Spa, Belgium, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) — Fernando Alonso, at the Belgian F1 GPGeert Vanden Wijngaert / Ap-LaPresse

If a driver receives a penalty of more than 15 places on the starting grid, he must start the race from the last position, regardless of any penalty.

In any case, Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin could not fight for anything in this Grand Prix due to the low straight line speed of their engine and a car that was still very heavy before the arrival of the Hungarian developments, so the situation changes little for the Asturian, eager for this weekend to pass so that his season can take a turn starting next week in Budapest.