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Grid drop adds to Vettel woes
Sebastian Vettel's problem-filled Spanish GP weekend has taken a fresh hit following confirmation that his RB10 will require a gearbox change, triggering an automatic five-place grid penalty.The World Champion was already due to start down in tenth place for Sunday's Barcelona race after the gearbox glitch struck at the start of Q3 before he had chance to complete a timed lap in the final session.
However, despite Vettel expressing hope that the unit would not need to be changed for the race, Red Bull confirmed on Saturday evening that the gearbox would indeed have to be changed.
With the Sporting Regulations mandating that gearboxes have to last for six conseuctive races, Vettel incurs the...
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