Verstappen gets new gearbox for Italian Grand Prix

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19:57, 04 Sep 2020

Three drivers will drive the rest of the weekend in Italy with a different gearbox. Max Verstappen, Lance Stroll and Antonio Giovinazzi do not want to take any risks and have therefore decided to change gearboxes (as a precaution).

None of the men will receive a grid penalty for changing gearboxes. That is because Verstappen and Stroll have taken back an older gearbox that has been used earlier in the season. For Giovinazzi, he didn't finish the race at Spa-Francorchamps, so he will be able to change gearboxes without a penalty.

In all likelihood, after his crash in the first free practice session with Red Bull Racing, Verstappen will have decided to fit a new gearbox. Whether the replaced gearbox can still be used later in the season or whether it has been written off is not known.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Verstappen gets new gearbox for Italian Grand Prix

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