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Vettel and Ericsson set for gearbox penalties

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel and Sauber’s Marcus Ericsson are both expected to drop five places on the grid for the British Grand Prix following unscheduled gearbox changes ahead of qualifying at Silverstone. Vettel started the day with a new gearbox bolted to his SF16-H, but reported issues with it late in FP3. Vettel had a similar problem in Austria, a week earlier, and this will be the second race in row he will drop five places on the grid. Ericsson crashed heavily at Stowe this in the same session, his Sauber thoroughly wrecked thus the need for a new gearbox. The Swede, who climbed unaided from the cockpit after the accident, was taken to hospital for routine medical...
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