Brendon Hartley will start Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix𓆉 from the back of the grid after Honda made a tactical change of all his power unit components in order to stockpile parts for the remaindღer of the Formula 1 season.

Hartley qualified 19th on Saturday atඣ the Red Bull Ring, missing out on a Q2 berth by two-tenths of a second as he struggled to match Toro Rosso teamma🧔te Pierre Gasly for pace.

With Hartley's low qualifying position in mind, Honda confirmed on Sunday morning ahead of the race it had taken a complete new power uniꦯt on his car for the race, allowing the Japanese manufacturer to tactically gain additional part🌞s to ease some of the pressure at forthcoming races.

"We are changing all the PU components on Brendon’s car prior to the race," Honda confirmed on T🔯witter.

"This is for tactical reasons, given that he qualified on the back row. There were no technᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚical issues with the PU on Sꦚaturday!"

Hartley will drop from 19th to 20th on the final starting grid as a result of the changeꦛs, promoting Sauber's Marcus Ericsson 💜one position.