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Nico Rosberg demoted, allowing Hamilton to close in even further in standings

Nico Rosberg has been demoted from second to third in this afternoon's British F1 Grand Prix. The...



Nico Rosberg demoted, allowing...
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Nico Rosberg demoted, allowing Hamilton to close in even further in standings

Nico Rosberg has been demoted from second to third in this afternoon's British F1 Grand Prix.

The championship leader has been given a 10 second penalty for breaking rules on radio use at Silverstone.

Lewis Hamilton won the race and now trails his teammate by just one point in the drivers' championship rather than four.

Mercedes were deemed to have broken rules on driver aids via radio as he struggled with a gear box problem.

The demotion means 18-year-old Max Verstappen finishes second for the second Grand Prix in a row.

It is also the second race in succession that Rosberg has faced some form of sanction, with stewards having punished him with penalty points and a 10 second penalty for causing a last lap collision with Hamilton in Austria, although the British driver also went on to beat his German team-mate in that race.

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