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'Honda's sixth engine will be free'

There is finally some good news for Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button with a report revealing Honda won't get a grid penalty when it uses its next power unit. Regulations at the start of the 2015 campaign stated that each driver is allowed four power units per season, but the World Motor Sport Council decided to tweak the rules earlier this month and allow Honda an extra engine as this is their first season back in F1. It was a welcome move for Alonso and Button as the two have already had a raft of penalties this season as Honda has struggled to produce reliable engines. However, not many people were sure how exactly things would transpire as the McLaren duo used a fifth engine at the...
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