French F1 driver Grosjean handed 20-place grid penalty

ABU DHABI - Frenchman Romain Grosjean was on Friday handed a punishment to remember when he was given a 20-place grid penalty for this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Lotus driver Romain Grosjean is 14th in the driver's standings ahead of the Formula One season finale in Abu Dhabi this weekend

Grosjean, who this week confirmed he will stay with Lotus in 2015, was given the extraordinary sanction for exceeding the permitted number of power units by taking his sixth this season.

New rules introduced this season limit drivers to five engines, down from eight in 2013.