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Nico Rosberg demoted to third as stewards impose 10-second penalty

Nico Rosberg has been demoted to third place after he was handed a 10-second time penalty following an investigation into illegal radio transmissions between him and his race engineer. During the British Grand Prix, Rosberg encountered a gearbox issue which he claimed was a lap away from failing, had the team not intervened. In a radio call, his engineer told him to 'chassis default 0-1' and to also 'shift through' seventh gear. The stewards deemed that the team gave instructions which breached Article 27.1 of the Sporting Regulations, which say that 'a driver must drive the car alone and unaided'. They imposed a 10-second time penalty as punishment, which drops Rosberg from...
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