Penalty for Hamilton in China
Lewis Hamilton will be penalized five grid places for the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend due to a gearbox change on his car.
The chances of seeing Lewis Hamilton fight for victory at the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend are diminishing. It is already certain that he will not start in pole position on Sunday, as was the case in the last two races in Australia and Malaysia.
Indeed, the driver admitted today that his team had been forced to change the gearbox on his car. This results in an automatic penalty of five places on the starting grid at the Shanghai circuit.
The Briton indicated that the damage to his gearbox was only detected in the last 48 hours.
Hamilton currently occupies second place in the provisional standings of the world championship, five points behind the Spaniard Fernando Alonso.
