Romain Grosjean will start the German Grand Prix 5 places back from his original grid slot.
The 5 place grid penalty has been given to the Frenchman for a faulty gearbox which needed to be replaced on his E20 car. Lotus say that if the race had gone on any longer the 6th place British GP finisher would not have finished at all.
Grosjean started the British GP from 10th on the grid, but early contact with Paul Di Resta damaged his nose and he had to pit on lap 2. From there he was consistently fast on the hard tyres and managed to claw his way up to 6th by the chequered flag.
Lotus technical director James Allison said "It was a gearbox problem and we are very fortunate that Romain didn't have the problem earlier in the race. Unfortunately for Romain it means he'll take a five place grid penalty at Hockenheim, but he certainly showed at Silverstone that dropping down the order won't stop him challenging at the sharp end."
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Grosjean started the British GP from 10th on the grid, but early contact with Paul Di Resta damaged his nose and he had to pit on lap 2. From there he was consistently fast on the hard tyres and managed to claw his way up to 6th by the chequered flag.
Lotus technical director James Allison said "It was a gearbox problem and we are very fortunate that Romain didn't have the problem earlier in the race. Unfortunately for Romain it means he'll take a five place grid penalty at Hockenheim, but he certainly showed at Silverstone that dropping down the order won't stop him challenging at the sharp end."
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