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The cause of Hamilton’s gearbox woes
Reining world champion Lewis Hamilton will be hit by a five-place grid penalty in the Bahrain Grand Prix for an unscheduled gearbox change on his Mercedes. The Briton can start the race only from the sixth place even if he secures his second pole position of the season. Hamilton lost out in the Australian Grand Prix to Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel due to a for him unlucky safety car period. The Briton’s chances of winning the second race of the season decreased after Mercedes announced that his gearbox had to be changed overnight. According to Mercedes, the gearbox issues were known since the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. The team’s engineers realized during the race that the...
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