News Details

FIA confirm Vettel's gearbox penalty

It is official; Sebastian Vettel will drop five places on the Austrian GP grid after Ferrari changed his gearbox. Earlier this week it was reported that Ferrari may go ahead with the change, meaning Vettel arrived at the Red Bull Ring with the threat of a penalty hanging over his head. It has now been confirmed that car ‘5' has had an unscheduled gearbox change before completing six successive grands prix. As such Vettel will drop five places on the Austrian GP grid. 'The driver did finish the last race in Baku and this gearbox change was before the six consecutive events expired,' read the technical delegate's report. 'Therefore this is not in compliance with Article 23.6a of the...
Full Story »
9y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Vettel to take Austrian GP grid penalty after gearbox...

Sebastian Vettel will take a five-place grid penalty this weekend at the...

Vettel gets five-place grid penalty for new gearbox

Scuderia Ferrari Sebastian Vettel has been handed a five-place grid...
9y ago from F1Zone.net

Vettel hit with gearbox penalty

Austrian Grand Prix: Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel has been hit with a...
9y ago from F1Hub.net

Vettel gets grid penalty for new gearbox

– Sebastian Vettel will receive a five-place grid penalty at this...
9y ago from GPUpdate.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Chip Ganassi Racing lands new sponsor for Kyffin...

Chip Ganassi Racing has announced a new sponsor for the team’s #8 entry...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

IndyCar announces independent officiating system

The NTT IndyCar Series announced on Thursday that it will implement a new...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

“Chat GPT cow you can’t remember when you won a...

Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen has fired back at an Arsenal fan...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

'A big problem' – Mikel Arteta fires warning to...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has fired a clear warning to any of his...
8h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal make decision on versatile star's future after...

Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus has been linked with a move away from the...
12h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal vs Wolverhampton Wanderers Prediction and...

The Premier League is back in action with another set of matches this...
13h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.