Grid penalty for Rosberg

01/09/2012

Nico Rosberg will receive a five-place penalty ahead of tomorrow's Belgian Grand Prix after the German was forced to swap gearboxes during the final practice session.

With just ten minutes of running in his Mercedes, Rosberg's only dry running of the weekend to date, the winner of the Chinese Grand Prix, Rosberg was forced to sit out the final practice session. Running on Friday was all but abandoned after heavy rain saw most drivers remain in the garage.

It will see Rosberg join Red Bull's Mark Webber in taking a five-place grid penalty for tomorrow's race.