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Webber handed grid penalty

Image: Webber: Change of gearbox

Championship leader Mark Webber suffered a blow to his chances of extending his lead at the Canadian GP after picking up a grid penalty.

Red Bull driver drops five places after gearbox change

Championship leader Mark Webber suffered a blow to his chances of extending his lead at the Canadian GP after picking up a grid penalty. After clinching his place alongside polesitter Lewis Hamilton on the front row for Sunday's race, the Australian will now start from seventh after receiving a five-place penalty due to a gearbox change. Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel now moves up alongside the 25-year-old Briton, with Ferrari's Fernando Alonso starting third. Reigning world champion Jenson Button starts fourth for McLaren, with Force India's Vitantonio Liuzzi fifth and Felipe Massa in his Ferrari sixth.