News Details
Ferrari to trial Vettel's gearbox in Japan after Stroll clash
Ferrari is planning to run Sebastian Vettel’s gearbox from the Malaysia Grand Prix in FP3 in Japan before making a final assessment on its performance ahead of qualifying. Reports from Sky Sports Italy indicate Ferrari’s initial inspection of the gearbox revealed no critical damage after Vettel was involved in a bizarre cooldown lap crash with Lance Stroll’s Williams which wrecked the left rear suspension of the German’s car. Immediate fears for Ferrari turned to Vettel’s gearbox, which hasn’t completed the mandatory six races and would incur a five-place grid penalty if he required a new one. Ferrari had its request to the FIA rejected to waiver any penalty as the...
Full Story »
Full Story »
You May Also Be Interested In...
Vettel fears gearbox damage, possible penalty after...
Sebastian Vettel is concerned that the gearbox on his Ferrari Formula 1...
8y ago from Crash.net
Vettel fears "bad surprise" after Stroll...
Sebastian Vettel says he is fearing a "bad surprise" as Ferrari...
8y ago from Motorsport.com
FIA takes no action after bizarre Sebastian...
The FIA has taken no action against Sebastian Vettel or Lance Stroll...
8y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Vettel frustrated by 'unnecessary' Stroll contact
– Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel has described his contact with...
8y ago from GPUpdate.net
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Why MotoGP hails 2025 season as a...
MotoGP promoter Dorna Sports has described the conclusion of the 2025...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Honda wouldn’t even be in top 10 without mid-year...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Race start times for 2026 IndyCar season announced
The NTT IndyCar Series has announced the race broadcast start times for...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Broadcast schedule for 2026 Indy NXT season announced...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
FOX Sports, IndyCar reveal broadcast schedule for 2026...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Chip Ganassi Racing completes four-car roster for 2026...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Gregoire Munster confirmed for WRC Monte Carlo in...
The season opener marks a return to the event where Munster claimed his...
23h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Romet Jürgenson to compete in opening three WRC2...
The rising Estonian talent is joined by co-driver Siim Oja and start...
23h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Toyota brings Corolla back to rallying with all-new...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Gregoire Munster to contest Dakar Rally and WRC Monte...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Sources: Arsenal, Chelsea and Man United eye move for...
Atalanta’s latest gift to the football world, Marco Palestra, has...
53m ago from CaughtOffside.com
“Does not deserve to start”, “Just isn’t the...
Martin Odegaard has found himself at the center of criticism from Arsenal...
7h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Arsenal land Christmas No 1! Arteta has ‘belief and...
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta insisted being top at Christmas again gave...
7h ago from SkySports.com
Arsenal edge Everton to be Christmas No 1 amid more...
Arsenal ensured they would be top of the Premier League at Christmas as...
9h ago from SkySports.com
Comments
Hottest News
Lewis Hamilton 'needs to go away': F1 champion's advice to...
Lewis Hamilton has received advice from a fellow... Read More »
43m ago from GPFans.com
Ferrari detail 'important' F1 focus behind 'Spec A'...
Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur has explained why the... Read More »
53m ago from RacingNews365.com
Mekies: We are going to have a few tough months in 2026
Laurent Mekies is managing expectations regarding... Read More »
23m ago from GrandPrix247.com
