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Ricciardo drops five places on grid

14 October 2012, 06:34

Toro Rosso's Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo has been dumped five places down the grid to 21st place for a change of gearbox ahead of Sunday's Korean Grand Prix.

Ricciardo was 16th-fastest in qualifying on Saturday at Yeongam, while his teammate Jean-Eric Vergne, of France, was a place further back.

Ricciardo is 18th in the drivers' standings with seven points, a point behind his teammate.

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