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Nico Rosberg struck with gearbox penalty after practice crash in Austria

Nico Rosberg has been struck with a five-place grid penalty following a gearbox change on his Mercedes, caused after his initial gearbox was damaged during his crash in final practice ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix. The German had initially suffered severe blistering on his rear tyres during the early stages of the practice session along with team-mate Lewis Hamilton, forcing both drivers to return to the pits and sit out the majority of the session. Eventually both drivers were sent back out with brand new ultra soft tyres bolted to their cars, only for Rosberg to end up in the barriers. .@nico_rosberg will incur a a gearbox penalty as a full new unit will be fitted for #Quali. #F1...
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