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McLaren braced for grid penalties at Belgian GP

McLaren drivers Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button will both take grid penalties at this weekends Belgian Grand Prix as both their cars will be fitted with new Honda power units. The pair have already used their allocation of five free engines - one more than the rest of the grid thanks to a recent rule change - as well as sixth unit, making this change their seventh. Honda's Yasuhisa Arai also warned that the characteristics of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit will not work in their favour, but expects to leave Belgium with at least some positives. "Honda has updated our combustion characteristics to further improve our power units for Spa and the second half of the season," said...
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