News Details
Ericsson to take grid penalty after gearbox change
Marcus Ericsson will take a five-place Formula 1 grid penalty for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix after Sauber changed his car's gearbox. Motorsport.com has learned Sauber found damage to the internals after the Hungarian GP, forcing the team into the change as a precaution. The rules dictate gearboxes must last six consecutive events, with the driver incurring a five-place grid drop for an earlier change. The only exceptions to these rules are for non-starters and non-finishers (for technical reasons) of the previous race, neither of which apply to Ericsson. It comes on a weekend where Sauber has introduced a new floor for both Ericsson and teammate Pascal Wehrlein. This completes the update...
Full Story »
Full Story »
8y ago from Motorsport.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Daniil Kvyat handed grid drop, penalty point for...
Daniil Kvyat has edged closer to a race ban after being handed a grid...
8y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Prema Would Consider F1 Team should Customer Car...
Prema Racing, who are currently leading the FIA Formula 2 Championship...
8y ago from TheCheckeredFlag....
Vandoorne to get 35-place grid penalty
– Stoffel Vandoorne is set to start from the back of the grid for...
8y ago from GPUpdate.net
Stoffel Vandoorne set for 35-place grid penalty at...
Stoffel Vandoorne looks set to start his home race in Belgium from the...
8y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Alex Marquez explains rapid drop from second to sixth...
No description available...
3h ago from Motorsport.com
Winners and losers from MotoGP’s season-ending...
No description available...
8h ago from Motorsport.com
Marco Bezzecchi details the key difference between...
Marco Bezzecchi took his third MotoGP win of 2025 in Valencia and...
8h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Ryan Hunter-Reay joins Arrow McLaren for 2026...
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Ryan Hunter-Reay joins Arrow McLaren for 2026 Indy 500
Arrow McLaren has announced that veteran Ryan Hunter-Reay will join the...
4d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
RLL locks in Louis Foster with extended IndyCar...
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced an extension to its contract...
5d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
AJ Foyt Racing expands veteran support program to full...
AJ Foyt Racing has announced that its successful Homes For Our Troops...
6d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
How Adrien Fourmaux’s WRC Japan exit proves mental...
No description available...
4h ago from Motorsport.com
Hyundai already working on “Plan B” for 2026 WRC...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
What Toyota expects from 2026 WRC signing Oliver...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
“I used to come to the old one and win a lot” -...
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has revealed his prediction for this...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com
After missing 7 consecutive matches for Arsenal due to...
Arsenal skipper Martin Odegaard has provided an update on his fitness...
4h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Arsecast Extra Episode 667 – 17.11.2025
Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and...
6h ago from Arseblog.com
Liverpool, Arsenal & Man United set to be offered...
Borussia Dortmund striker Serhou Guirassy could be on the move once again,...
9h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Comments
Hottest News
Weather record broken in Las Vegas ahead of F1 race
Las Vegas has seen a weather record broken, just... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
Williams unveil special Las Vegas GP livery
We have our first Las Vegas special livery! Read More »
36m ago from RacingNews365.com
FIA mourns death of key figure ahead of Las Vegas Grand Prix
F1 heads for Las Vegas this weekend for the 2025... Read More »
10h ago from GPFans.com
