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McLaren running curtailed due to faulty seal

– McLaren has confirmed that its running on the first day of the second pre-season test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has been brought to a premature halt due to a faulty seal on the MGU-K led to a further issue.Jenson Button had completed 21 laps during the early stages of running and posted competitive times, before returning to the McLaren garage.Button's 1:28.182 left him in sixth place on the leaderboard during the morning session but the power unit in the McLaren MP4-30 needs replacing, meaning that the squad will be unable to return to the track this afternoon.The problem for McLaren comes a few weeks after it suffered several problems which led to curtailed running at...
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