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Hamilton set for grid penalty

Shortly after he had enthused over the pace of his car, and the progress made in today's two practice sessions, it became clear that Lewis Hamilton faces a 5-place grid penalty for Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix. The FIA revealed that Mercedes had to change the gearbox in his car after it was found to be damaged following the recent Azerbaijan Grand Prix. As he has not completed the mandatory six races with the unit he will almost certainly incur a 5-place grid penalty. In the usual warning notice, the FIA's Jo Bauer said: 'The above driver did finish the last race in Baku and this gearbox change was before the six consecutive Events expired. 'As this is not in compliance with Article 23.5a...
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