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Hamilton handed grid penalty for gearbox change
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton will take a five-place grid penalty for Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix following a gearbox change on his car late on Friday in another early season setback for the world champion. Lewis Hamilton will have to do what no Formula One driver has ever done to win Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix after an unscheduled gearbox change left the Mercedes driver facing a five-place grid penalty. While the four-times world champion cannot now start on the front two rows, the floodlit race at Sakhir has never been won by anyone starting lower than fourth since it was first held in 2004. A Mercedes spokesman confirmed Hamilton would have a new gearbox for final practice and...
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