The FIA have confirmed that Max Verstappen’s Red Bull has received engine changes, alongside Yuki Tsunoda’s RB21 and the Racing Bulls of Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson.

The four drivers will also start the Bahrain GP with new control electronics (CE), which marks their first of two allotted changes. If Verstappen or any of the other three drivers exceed their usage, they could incur a penalty.

All of Verstappen’s engine changes remain legal and will not impact any results he achieves during the Bahrain GP weekend.

Why do F1 drivers need to change engine components?

An F1 power unit is made up of several different elements – including the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE), Turbochargers, Motor Generator Unit–Kinetic (MGU-K), Motor Generator Unit–Heat (MGU-H), Control Electronics (CE), Energy Store (ES) and the Exhaust.