Pascal Wehrlein is set to take a five-place grid penalty for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix after Manor changed his Formula 1 gearbox.It seems there is not a problem with the unit but Manor found a potential sequence of events could cause a failure. So as a precaution, the team opted...

Kimi Raikkonen was forced to switch to a previous specification engine for Mexican Grand Prix qualifying after his car caught fire in final practice.The Finn pulled off the circuit with smoke billowing from the rear of his Ferrari and the team subsequently removed the engine after finding a problem with...

Former Formula 1 driver Jarno Trulli will not have to take a grid penalty for the next Formula E race, following a mix-up by the championship.The series announced after the last race in Buenos Aires that Trulli, who retired from the event, would get a 10-place grid penalty for a...

Related StoriesJenson Button will be hit with a five-place grid penalty for the United States Grand Prix due to a gearbox change on his McLaren Formula 1 car.Current F1 rules state that a gearbox has to last for six consecutive events, but Button's previous gearbox only lasted two races after...

Nico Hulkenberg will be hit with a five-place grid penalty for the Russian Grand Prix thanks to a gearbox change.The German retired from the Japanese GP last weekend after suffering what turned out to be gearbox problem and pulling off the circuit near the pit exit (pictured). But he was...

Kevin Magnussen is set to start from the pitlane for the Hungarian Grand Prix because he will need a new chassis and gearbox following his qualifying accident.The Dane slid off the track during a brief downpour at Turn 1 during the first runs of Q3, and crashed heavily in to...

The Mercedes Formula 1 team has confirmed that Lewis Hamilton will need to change his gearbox following his qualifying crash at the German Grand Prix.The team was unsure about the extent of the damage caused when a brake disc failure pitched Hamilton off the track and into the barriers at...

Sergio Perez will have a five-place grid penalty for the Brazilian Grand Prix after McLaren elected to change his gearbox ahead of the race.The Mexican, having his last race with the Woking-based outfit, had been due to start 14th at Interlagos. He achieved that despite crashing into the barriers at...

Charles Pic - 21st: "We had a small mechanical issue at the start of FP3 which meant I had to come in earlier than we'd planned on run one. It was fixed quickly and I was back out on the primes for the first full run and, compared to Friday,...

Jules Bianchi - 20th: "It has not been a good day on my side, so to work hard together to come back from that is a big plus and I am happy with my final run, which was good enough to split the Caterhams. In FP3 I had a problem...