Sainz gets Canadian Grand Prix grid penalty

ByAutoSport

Published 12/06/2016 at 17:08 GMT

Carlos Sainz Jr has been handed a five-place grid penalty for the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix because of a gearbox change.

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The gearbox on Sainz's Toro Rosso was replaced following approval from the FIA after the team submitted a written request on Saturday post-qualifying.

Sainz crashed heavily into the 'wall of champions' during Q2, later conceding to "a miscalculation" as he pushed to claim a place in the top-10 shootout.

With the gearbox changed before its mandated six consecutive events, it means Sainz now drops five places, falling from 15th on the grid to 20th.

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Toro Rosso team-mate Daniil Kvyat moves up to take Sainz's grid slot after serving his own penalty carried over from the Monaco Grand Prix.

Renault's Jolyon Palmer, Manor pairing Pascal Wehrlein and Rio Haryanto and Sauber driver Felipe Nasr also move up a place.

CANADIAN GRAND PRIX GRID

1 Lewis Hamilton

2 Nico Rosberg

3 Sebastian Vettel

4 Daniel Ricciardo

5 Max Verstappen

6 Kimi Raikkonen

7 Valtteri Bottas

8 Felipe Massa

9 Nico Hulkenberg

10 Fernando Alonso

11 Sergio Perez

12 Jenson Button

13 Esteban Gutierrez

14 Romain Grosjean

15 Daniil Kvyat*

16 Jolyon Palmer

17 Pascal Wehrlein

18 Felipe Nasr

19 Rio Haryanto

20 Carlos Sainz Jr*

21 Marcus Ericsson*

22 Kevin Magnussen*

*Grid penalties

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