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Alonso, Button set for back-of-the-grid start
Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button are set to start at the back of the grid for the Belgian Grand Prix, with Honda poised for a double engine change over the weekend. Honda is introducing a new specification engine for Spa, having used three of its remaining development tokens to improve its combustion performance. But on the back of tweaks to engine rules that limit the penalty that drivers get for new power units, the Japanese manufacturer is preparing a plan for Alonso and Button to run their seventh and eighth engines. The seventh engines will be fitted for Friday practice and, due to lengthy checks that Honda wants to conduct afterwards to check on its performance, it is expected to...
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