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Sebastian Vettel hit with five-place grid penalty for gearbox change
Sebastian Vettel will start the Russian Grand Prix five-places lower than he qualifies, with Ferrari forced to change his gearbox ahead of qualifying on Saturday following yet more reliability troubles for the German. Vettel stopped on track during second practice on Friday resulting in a brief Virtual Safety Car whilst his car was cleared by marshals. He and the team later confirmed he suffered an 'electronics failure', but the team will also change his gearbox according to the FIA - the two incidents aren't related, with Vettel sustaining gearbox damage in China. 'The above driver [Vettel] did finish the last race in Shanghai and this gearbox change was before the six...
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