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Lewis Hamilton hit with five-place grid penalty for German Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton hit with five-place grid penalty for German Grand Prix
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Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday’s German Grand Prix from 20th position, after Mercedes announced they will have to change the gearbox on his car.Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday’s German Grand Prix from 20th position, after Mercedes announced they will have to change the gearbox on his car.
Hamilton had a huge accident in Q1 after a right front brake disc failure and had been 15th on the grid.Hamilton had a huge accident in Q1 after a right front brake disc failure and had been 15th on the grid.
The gearbox change had been expected as the damage sustained during the accident at turn 13, the Sachskurve, was extensive and there were fears that Hamilton may have to start the race from the pitlane as the team is switching brake disc manufacturer, which might have been seen as a breach of parc fermé rules. The gearbox change had been expected as the damage sustained during the accident at turn 13, the Sachskurve, was extensive and there were fears that Hamilton may have to start the race from the pit lane as the team is switching brake disc manufacturer, which might have been seen as a breach of parc fermé rules.
The team’s head of motorsport, Toto Wolff, was hopeful however that the switch would be permitted on safety grounds. “We have had a brake failure which means we are obliged to make sure that the car is running safe,” he said. “That means switching the brakes supplier.The team’s head of motorsport, Toto Wolff, was hopeful however that the switch would be permitted on safety grounds. “We have had a brake failure which means we are obliged to make sure that the car is running safe,” he said. “That means switching the brakes supplier.
“If this results in starting from the pitlane is not yet discussed, and we have not yet brought the decision on that. But we are discussing that with the FIA.” “If this results in starting from the pit lane is not yet discussed, and we have not yet brought the decision on that. But we are discussing that with the FIA.”
The FIA have since ruled that the disc supplier change does not represent a change of car specification under parc fermé conditions and therefore will allow Mercedes to switch from the Brembo discs to the Carbon Industrie ones as used by Nico Rosberg who qualified on pole on Saturday. The FIA have since ruled that the disc supplier change does not represent a change of car specification under parc fermé conditions and therefore will allow Mercedes to switch from the Brembo discs to the Carbon Industrie ones as used by Nico Rosberg, who qualified on pole on Saturday.