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Rosberg hit with five-place grid penalty

– Nico Rosberg will take a five-place grid penalty at the Austrian Grand Prix, with mechanics forced to change his gearbox after he crashed out of final practice.Rosberg, who had just started a hot lap, lost control of his Mercedes over the Turn 2 exit kerbs, before slamming into the barriers and drifting back on to the circuit.TV replays suggested a suspension failure, with the left-rear set-up appearing to cave in as he rode the kerbs, a theory Mercedes is tentatively supporting."It looks like it was a suspension failure on the kerbs," Mercedes technical chief Paddy Lowe explained to Sky Sports, prior to a detailed investigation.He added: "Nico was on full throttle...
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