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Massa gearbox change confirmed

Ferrari has decided to go ahead with the rumoured change of gearbox in Felipe Massa's car, a move calculated to boost team-mate Fernando Alonso's chances of remaining in the F1 title fight until the final round in Brazil next weekend.The 'change' - a phrase that covers something as simple as removing the official FIA seals from the Brazilian's gearbox - will incur a five-place grid penalty for the United States Grand Prix, dropping Massa to eleventh in the starting line-up, but crucially elevating Alonso to seventh spot. Not only is that one place closer to pole-sitting title rival Sebastian Vettel, but should also give the Spaniard better purchase off the line on a still-greasy surface at...
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