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Hamilton gets five place grid penalty for gearbox change
20 April, 2013 Lewis Hamilton inspects his damaged rear wheel after FP3
Lewis Hamilton's hopes of a second successive pole position disappeared on Saturday when he was handed a five-place penalty on the Bahrain Grand Prix starting grid for an unscheduled gearbox change.
Mercedes said they had to make the change after the 2008 Formula One world champion hit a kerb in final practice and damaged his car'ssuspension.
Hamilton took the top slot in China last weekend, his first pole for the team he joined from McLaren at the end of 2012.
'Lewis's gearbox will be changed before qualifying following the incident in P3 … Lewis will incur a five-place grid penalty as a result,' Mercedes said...
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