gearbox
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But a late safety car closed up the field, and he spent the final stint right on the gearbox of George Russell's leading Mercedes, and lost out on the win by less than 0.2secs.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
The car is virtually new, only the front suspension, engine and gearbox are the same as at the last race in Belgium a week ago.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Then there was Canada, where he was ninth in both qualifying sessions, scored a point in the sprint, only to suffer a gearbox problem on the grid for the grand prix.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
He suffered a gearbox problem and then a front-wing issue in qualifying in China, which may well have denied him pole.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
I've got a half drum of drain oil in the tractor shed that I've been meaning to trade in for some gearbox lube that Willy Simons said he'd let me have.
From Make Mine Homogenized by Kelly Freas
Unlike most motorcycles, e-motos do not have clutches or gearboxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
This is the first car for which Aston Martin have designed their own gearbox for many years, having bought Mercedes gearboxes previously.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
It remains an open question whether the manual can mount a comeback in a world of increasing automation and electric drivetrains with single-speed gearboxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
He now works on the team that maintain the gearboxes for the helicopters flown by the Royal Navy and RAF.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2025
Electric vehicles have far fewer parts than gasoline cars — no radiators, exhaust pipes, fuel tanks, fan belts or complicated gearboxes.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
