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McLaren-Honda gremlins continue but pace improves

McLaren's Formula 1 testing gremlins followed them from Jerez to Barcelona with Jenson Button sidelined after 21 laps on day one of testing at Circuit de Catalunya, but the team will be buoyed by the fact that they have made a leap in pace. The team said a faulty seal on the car's MGU-K energy recovery unit had caused a problem that required the power unit to be replaced, bringing an early end to their first day of the second test in Spain. Although the former champions hoped for 'a productive day of running' with Spaniard Fernando Alonso now due in the car on Friday, Honda's Yasuhisa Arai sounded less positive. 'We'll need to run a redesigned component to avoid a potential repeat of the...
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