F1: Grosjean to take gearbox change penalty

Romain Grosjean is set to take a five-place grid penalty for the Italian Grand Prix after his Haas Formula 1 team changed his gearbox.

The Frenchman spun off the track at Ascari during final practice and ended the session 14th quickest. Following an investigation, Haas chose to change the gearbox before qualifying later on Saturday at Monza.

As it was his race gearbox, the change puts Grosjean in breach of the rules that dictate gearboxes must last six consecutive events.

The only exceptions to these rules, for which a five-place grid penalty applies for a breach, are for non-starters and non-finishers - for technical reasons - of the last race.

Originally on Autosport.com