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Bottas set for gearbox penalty
Valtteri Bottas is set to drop five places on the grid for Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix as the result of an unscheduled gearbox change on his Mercedes. Rules say a driver has to use one gearbox for six straight races. He can take on a fresh gearbox without a penalty if he fails to finish the previous race but Bottas crossed the line fifth last weekend in Malaysia. The Finn will therefore start the race at the Suzuka circuit five places lower than where he qualifies on Saturday. The 28-year-old, who replaced retired world champion Nico Rosberg at Mercedes and last month signed an extension to his deal keeping him at the reigning champions alongside Lewis Hamilton for another year, ended...
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