News Details
Hamilton’s Gearbox failure ‘risk’ too high – Mercedes
Chinese GP: Lewis Hamilton handed five-place gearbox penalty Mercedes says leaving Lewis Hamilton's broken gearbox in his car in China was too great a 'risk'. In a blow to the reigning world champion's hopes of ending his losing streak to teammate Nico Rosberg this weekend, Mercedes announced on Thursday that a gearbox change will result in a five-place grid penalty. The gearbox was reportedly damaged when Valtteri Bottas collided with the Briton in Bahrain two weeks ago, although Hamilton went on to finish the race. But Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports from Shanghai that post-race checks showed that a differential bearing was damaged. 'It could still last 600 kilometres, but maybe...
Full Story »
Full Story »
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Hamilton gets China gearbox penalty
Mercedes AMG Petronas Reigning World Champion Lewis Hamilton has been hit...
10y ago from F1Zone.net
Hamilton to get five place grid penalty in China
Nico Rosberg's bid to extend his winning streak to six races this weekend...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Hamilton to take gearbox penalty in China
XPB Images
Lewis Hamilton's chances of victory in the Chinese...
10y ago from F1i.com
Hamilton suffers grid penalty
Lewis Hamilton's hopes of ending Nico Rosberg's winning run at the Chinese...
10y ago from SkySports.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
MotoGP's single-bike proposal on brink of collapse
No description available...
2h ago from Motorsport.com
'Surgery would have ruined my season completely,' says...
No description available...
3h ago from Motorsport.com
Unravelling Fabio Di Giannantonio's crashes at the...
No description available...
21h ago from Motorsport.com
Rivals block KTM request to open up engines amid...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
President Donald Trump meets with IndyCar drivers in...
No description available...
17h ago from Motorsport.com
IndyCar video game delayed until 2027
iRacing and IndyCar have announced more details surrounding the upcoming...
3d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
iRacing’s standalone IndyCar game now has a name and...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Winners and losers from the IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio
No description available...
6d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Arvid Lindblad keen on rally future post-F1 after...
No description available...
22h ago from Motorsport.com
Toyota customer teams line up for new 2027 WRC car
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Rome completes key milestone in pursuit of 2027 WRC...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Lancia turn to Martins Sesks, Teemu Suninen to help...
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Arsenal latest: Alvarez not keen on move to England...
No description available...
2h ago from SkySports.com
“100 per cent I’m taking him” - Rio Ferdinand...
Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has urged his former club and...
4h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Arsenal reconsider move for Arteta's top target after...
Arsenal’s pursuit of another elite midfielder has reached an unexpected...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Ambitious. Fast. Smart.
Morning all. The first World Cup semi-final takes place this evening, as...
6h ago from Arseblog.com
Comments
Hottest News
Lewis Hamilton told to go SLOWER on F1 track by circuit...
A Madring Circuit official has revealed the first... Read More »
2h ago from GPFans.com
Max Verstappen and Kelly Piquet shine and Jos Verstappen...
Max Verstappen and Kelly Piquet attended the... Read More »
46m ago from GPFans.com
British GP 1973: Revson's first and Scheckter's worst
The 1973 British Grand Prix that took place at... Read More »
56m ago from F1i.com
