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Räikkönen drops two places for gearbox change

– Kimi Räikkönen will drop to 16th position on the grid at the Belgian Grand Prix after being given a penalty for a gearbox change in his Ferrari.Räikkönen stopped on track during the second phase of qualifying on Saturday and was originally meant to start the race from 14th place.However, while Räikkönen has been handed a five-place drop, he will only slip back two positions on account of penalties for other drivers.The penalties are applied as if the grid had an infinite number of spaces, meaning that Max Verstappen drops to 25th, Jenson Button to 67th and Fernando Alonso to 73rd place.Once the grid is shuffled into its usual positions, Räikkönen ends up 16th, behind Felipe...
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