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Stoffel Vandoorne's Q3 heroics undone by grid penalty

Related Topics: Stoffel Vandoorne, McLaren

MONZA, Italy -- The grid penalty list for the Italian Grand Prix gained a seventh driver on Sunday after McLaren confirmed an engine change for Stoffel Vandoorne.

Vandoorne was one of the stars of Saturday afternoon's qualifying, where he advanced to Q3 in the rain. However, his progress in the top-ten shootout was hampered by a loss of power in his Honda engine, meaning he finished 3.6s off the pace in 10th.

With both Red Bulls serving penalties -- for a mixture of engine and gearbox changes -- Vandoorne was set to move up to eighth on the grid.