Lando Norris will start the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday with a five-place grid penalty because his McLaren team had to replace the gearbox in his crashed car.

The Briton was involved in a ferocious crash in treacherous wet conditions during qualifying on Saturday, his car spinning from one side of the track to the other after the rear end hit the barriers at Eau Rouge.

The team said they had no choice but to incur the punishment.

“After assessing the damage to Lando’s car, we have decided to change the gearbox, resulting in a five-place grid penalty,” a McLaren spokesman told F1.com.

The 21-year-old Englishman, who is third in the driver standings, went for medical checks on Saturday and was finally given the green light to drive.

The penalty drops Norris down to 14th on the grid.