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Rosberg starts sixth, Kvyat for pit-lane start

Nico Rosberg will start the Austrian Grand Prix from sixth position on the grid, despite taking a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change ahead of qualifying The German set the second fastest time in Q3 but a gearbox change ahead of qualifying was always set to demote him five positions, leaving him a provisional seventh. However, with Sebastian Vettel behind him also incurring a penalty for a gearbox change, the format of the how penalties are handed out means he is demoted first – dropping him from fourth to ninth -, followed by Rosberg. As Vettel cannot take his fourth position, the grid is 'closed up', thus lifting Rosberg back up a spot to sixth. Indeed, the Austrian Grand Prix...
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