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Tech analysis: How Vettel's gearbox survived for Japan
Ferrari breathed a huge sigh of relief when it was confirmed that Sebastian Vettel would not need to take a gearbox penalty in Japan, following his cool-down lap collision with Lance Stroll in Malaysia. Ferrari SF15-T gearbox Photo by: Giorgio Piola Coming to Vettel's rescue was a design decision that the Scuderia took some time ago, when it started to use a two-part gearbox assembly - something that its counterparts Mercedes brought back to the fore just before the start of the hybrid era. Aldo Costa, now working at Mercedes and who worked on the original composite gearbox for Ferrari's F2004, is considered key in the design's revival, albeit for differing reasons. Ferrari F2004 and...
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