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Vandoorne set for 65-place grid penalty after engine change
Stoffel Vandoorne is now up to a 65-place grid penalty for the Belgian Grand Prix, after Honda elected to make another engine change overnight. The local hero had headed into the Spa weekend braced for a 35-place grid penalty as the result of using an upgraded power unit. That penalty increased by a further five on Friday night when McLaren announced that it was also changing his gearbox. But on Saturday morning there was a fresh development, when Honda revealed that it had decided to replace his new power unit already. The Japanese manufacturer had uncovered an issue with the engine Vandoorne had run on Friday and decided it was not worth continuing with it. Instead, a new internal...
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