SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Daniel Ricciardo's run of five successive podium places looks in danger of ending after the gearbox on his car was replaced ahead of the British Grand Prix, incurring an automatic five-place grid penalty. Gearboxes must last for six races and the one in Ricciardo's Red Bull, which was swapped out before Saturday's final practice, had not done so. It was his second grid penalty of the season, after a similar five-place drop in his home race in Melbourne in March. Mercedes rival Valtteri Bottas, who won in Austria from pole position, also has a five-place penalty for Sunday's race after a similar gearbox change. Hamilton, who had a five-place drop in Austria, is chasing his fourth successive British Grand Prix win and fifth in total.

Source: The Star July 15, 2017 09:56 UTC