Perez joins list of Italian GP grid penalties
ByAutoSport
Published 03/09/2017 at 10:54 GMT
Sergio Perez will move back five places on the Formula 1 grid for the Italian Grand Prix following a gearbox change on his Force India car.
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The Mexican qualified 11th, but he was set to start eighth thanks to a number of drivers ahead of him moving back down the order because of engine change penalties.
But with Perez becoming the ninth driver to be moved back, the Mexican is expected to line up 12th.
There has been a growing frustration among fans about the extent of grid penalties this weekend, with a host of teams making both engine and gearbox changes.
Heading in to the weekend, F1 chief Ross Brawn said that discussions were taking place with the FIA to find a way that did not upset fans so much.
"I know you can say if a car breaks down in a race that's a technical issue and you've affected the race, but I think the fans understand that," Brawn told Autosport.
"For a fan to stomach that his hero is on the back of the grid because he had to change the engine, that's not great sport.
"We've got to find a solution to that, either through a different form of penalty or to remove the penalty altogether and just live with the problem that it was trying to fix."
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