Red Bull have tacked further Russian Grand Prix grid penalties onto Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo by opting to fit fresh gearboxes for Sunday's race. Verstappen and Ricciardo were due to start towards the back of the grid regardless due to a change of power unit. Having run Renault's 'C-spec' engine in Italy and Singapore, Red Bull have switched back to its predecessor, which is less powerful but is expected to have better reliability. That move has been done with upcoming races in Japan and Mexico in mind, where Verstappen and Ricciardo might have a chance of mixing it with Ferrari and Mercedes – as they were unlikely to do in Sochi this week. We had a good Friday, better than...
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