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Sebastian Vettel takes Ferrari F1 engine change at Spanish GP

Sebastian Vettel has been forced to take his third internal combustion engine of the Formula 1 season following the discovery of a water leak in a new unit fitted on Saturday morning.

Vettel headed in to final practice at the Circuit de Catalunya having taken a new internal combustion engine - the second of the four he is allowed to use this year.

But shortly before the end of the session, he stopped in the pitlane amid concerns about a potential problem with it. Once the car was back in the garage, Ferrari discovered a minor water leak.

With time running short before qualifying, a decision was taken to not risk trying to repair it and instead fit a new power unit as a precautionary measure.

Ferrari is hoping that the work will be finished in time for the start of qualifying.

The second power unit run on Saturday morning should still be available to come back into use later in the year without a penalty.

However, it will limit scope for upgraded engines to be used without incurring a penalty, with Vettel now only having one totally fresh engine to play with from his original allocation.

Zdroj: autosport.com