Magnussen faces five-place grid penalty for gearbox change

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13:50, 29 Jun 2019

Kevin Magnussen has been hit with a five-place grid penalty for a change of gearbox ahead of qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix.

The American outfit identified an issue ahead of qualifying on Saturday. The switching of the gearbox earning the Dane a five-place penalty.

Haas has struggled recently, particularly with managing the 2019 Pirelli tyres. Team principal Gunther Steiner branded last weekend's French Grand Prix as the team's worst race since joining the sport back in 2015.

Magnussen's teammate Romain Grosjean has been the sole points scorer for the team in the past three races, earning just a single point back in Monaco.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	204
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	159
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	154
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	126
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	103
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	92
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	91
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	60
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	39
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	22
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	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

Magnussen faces five-place grid penalty for gearbox change

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