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Vandoorne set for grid penalty after engine change

Stoffel Vandoorne is set to take a grid penalty for Formula 1's Russian Grand Prix after McLaren-Honda suffered more engine reliability problems. McLaren-Honda endured a catalogue of reliability trouble with the MGU-H on the Honda engine in Bahrain, so Vandoorne and teammate Fernando Alonso both received updated MGU-Hs for this weekend's race. Honda detected a problem with the replacement MGU-H on Vandoorne's car at the end of the first practice session, so will need to fit his car with a replacement unit. Because there is not enough time between sessions to swap the turbo and MGU-H, Honda will change the entire power unit on Vandoorne's car. The fresh engine will feature the same new...
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