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Lewis Hamilton hit with five-place grid penalty for Chinese GP
Lewis Hamilton will take a five-place grid penalty for the Chinese Grand Prix as the result of a gearbox change. In the aftermath of the Bahrain Grand Prix, Mercedes discovered that the world champion's gearbox had sustained damage. Following inspection of the unit in China on Wednesday, it was decided that it should be replaced rather than an attempt made to try to get it through another race weekend. A team spokesman also said that taking the penalty for China was deemed a better route because the Shanghai circuit is a good venue for overtaking. "This is the best circuit to do so in the first six race cycle as overtaking is easier here compared to the coming tracks, so the overall...
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