Sentence examples for gearbox change from inspiring English sources

Britain's Paul Di Resta qualified fourth fastest but has a five-place grid penalty due to an unscheduled gearbox change.

Hamilton was handed a five-place penalty following a gearbox change, and then an engine failure shunted him to he back of the grid.

Misery ensued, with the Briton handed a five-place penalty following a gearbox change before an engine failure in qualifying sent him to the back of the grid.

Earlier this week, Hamilton predicted that Rosberg would be guaranteed an "easy" weekend after he was dealt a five-place grid penalty following a gearbox change.

However, despite incurring a five-place grid penalty for this race because of a gearbox change after Singapore, he remains confident he can challenge here.

Hamilton qualified third but was given a five-spot grid penalty for a gearbox change before the race, so he started eighth.

DUAL-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION: This automated manual gearbox changes ratios without interrupting power to the wheels; gears must be shifted in sequence.

His team-mate Jenson Button was less fortunate - a series of problems with his car meant he managed only two flying laps in the first session before two consecutive gearbox changes meant he managed only the final 18 minutes of the 90-minute second session.

Blundell also made a poor start, dropping to fourteenth position after his gearbox changed from first to third gear as he accelerated away from the grid.

Incomplete disengaging in automatic transmissions is felt as a forward jolt when the gearbox changes gears, whereas incomplete engaging is felt as over-revving the engine without any significant change in speed, especially when stepping on the throttle at high speeds (over 50 km/h or 30 mph).

The results demonstrate that the magnetic field introduces a new vibration mode to the gearbox and changes the low-frequency torsional vibration characteristics of each component.