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A majority of the Formula 1 field have taken new power unit components at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix - after the allocation was increased for 2023. Teams were given an extra Interval Combustion Engine, Turbo-Charger, MGU-K and MGU-H components only for the 2023 season, owing to the length of the calendar with 23 Grands Prix and six Sprint events - the first of which takes place in Baku this weekend. As such, teams have taken most of their new components straight away - although Pierre Gasly could be forced to take yet more after a fire on his Alpine during the sole practice session ahead of qualifying. The tables below show which drivers have taken which engine components . Viewed by others: Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2023 Verstappen fastest in sole, disrupted Azerbaijan GP practice ...

Zhou Guanyu is relishing the increasingly com Pet itive nature of the F1 mid field battle, despite Alfa Romeo slipping backwards in the pack. After ending the 2022 season in sixth place, the squad currently sit in P8 of the 2023 Constructors' Championship. During an eventful Australian Grand Prix, Zhou took advantage of the chaos to claim two points, his only points result of the campaign so far. Teammate Valtteri Bottas has four points to his name, highlighting Alfa Romeo's difficult start to the year. Despite this, Zhou feels that there are plenty of opportunities ahead for him and the team to score more points. "It is indeed not easy to pick up points this season because you are facing five strong front-running teams," Zhou explained in an exclusive interview with TheFOXposts.Com . "So as a result, you have to focus on the opportunities you get, like in Australia, where a lot happened during the race. "Every race weekend, teams bring upda...