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Gearbox penalties for Bottas and Gutierrez
Valtteri Bottas and Esteban Gutierrez will both drop five places on the grid for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix.
Bottas only managed two laps during third practice before his session came to an early end after the team discovered a gearbox problem.
The Williams Martini Racing team later confirmed on Twitter that he would require a gearbox change ahead of qualifying.
'The team are straight on with a gearbox change for Valtteri to ensure we are ready for qualifying – which means a 5 place grid penalty,' said the Grove-based outfit.
Gutierrez complained of a gearbox issue over the radio early in final practice and coasted back to the pits at a slow pace. However, the problem ended his...
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