Norris is the eighth and final Mercedes-powered F1 driver to have exceeded his engine allocation for the season. The Briton switches to his fourth combustion engine.
This means that Norris, along with Yuki Tsunoda from AlphaTauri and Aston Martin from Lance Stroll, will start from the end of the grid at Sunday’s Grand Prix in Mexico.
Both Tsunoda and Stroll have taken over their fourth ICE, turbocharger and MGU-H from their engine manufacturers Honda and Mercedes for the event.
Williams driver George Russell will also serve a starting penalty for changing his gearbox after a retirement in the second practice session on Friday.
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Norris’ penalty means that so far this season, 15 of the 20 F1 drivers have been hit with engine penalties.
Only the Alfa Romeo duo Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi, Haas’ rookie duo Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin and Esteban Ocon from Alpine have yet to exceed their allocation.
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McLaren wasn’t particularly competitive during Friday’s two practice sessions at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, with Norris and teammate Daniel Ricciardo finishing both FP1 and FP2 outside the top 10.
“We must have had a tough day,” Norris admitted after the second training session. “A long way from the pace.
“Fight with the balance of the car, with the height and the grip. Not a nice day for us. We have a lot to do overnight.
“But I think we’ve found a good direction to go between FP1 and FP2 so we can do a few more things tomorrow.”
In the battle for third place in the constructors’ championship, the team from Woking currently has a lead of 3.5 points over main rivals Ferrari.
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