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Hamilton suffers grid penalty
Lewis Hamilton's hopes of ending Nico Rosberg's winning run at the Chinese GP have suffered a blow after it was revealed he will take a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change. The world champion, the polesitter at the 2016's season's opening two rounds, will start no higher than sixth for Sunday's race after Mercedes opted to change the gearbox in his change after it sustained damage in Bahrain. F1 gearboxes have to last for five consecutive race weekends. "This weekend is going to be tough," Hamilton posted on Instagram. "I will start with a 5 place grid penalty due to a gearbox change but because of you guys [Chinese fans] I feel energised, motivated, and confident...
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