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McLaren penalties hit the 100 mark
Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button will get a combined 105-place grid penalty, yes you read that right, after McLaren-Honda fitted new engines on their cars for a second time in Belgium. With Japanese manufacturer Honda putting new power units in both MP4-30s ahead of Friday's practice, the FIA confirmed in the evening that Alonso and Button would be hit with a total 55-place grid place penalties. However, the story doesn't end there as Alonso's car received an eighth turbocharger and MGU-H ahead of final practice and qualifying on Saturday, while he is also using a seventh ICE and MGU-K. Button, meanwhile, is up to his ninth turbocharger and MGU-H while he is now on his eighth...
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