BREAKING: Hamilton hit with five-place grid penalty!

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21:54, 06 Apr 2018

byNicolás Quarles van Ufford

Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes has been hit with a grid penalty of five places on Sunday after the Brit will need a change of gearboxes.

Not the start of the weekend Hamilton would have been waiting for. The Brit was let down by his team in Australia, as an error in the tactics of the German team caused Hamilton to be overtaken by Vettel after pitting, costing him the victory.

The reasons for Hamilton's sudden need for a gearbox change haven't been given yet, nor has the FIA officially given the penalty, but multiple sources that are close to both parties have come out with this scoop, so it only seems like a matter of time before the FIA will release its statement.

His teammate Valtteri Bottas already needed a gearbox change in Australia, after crashing his W09 hard during qualifying, totalling his gearbox.

The automatic penalty for the change of a gearbox is five places.

Chris Medland

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According to the FIA, Lewis Hamilton has taken a new gearbox this weekend and will receive an automatic five-place grid penalty as a result... #F1 #BahrainGP

7:37 PM · Apr 6, 2018

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Andrew Benson

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Mercedes have to change Hamilton’s gearbox. “Not in compliance with regulations”. Almost certainly a five-place grid penalty. Not officially confirmed yet

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	224
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	171
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	168
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	145
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	134
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	112
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	96
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	68
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	43
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	43
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	23
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	2
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
20	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
21	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
22	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
23	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	0

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