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Honda: 'We're not running at full power in Melbourne'

McLaren's qualifying performance, which sees them start on the back row of the grid for Sunday's race, isn't a true indicator of the car's pace according to Honda. Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen were five seconds off Lewis Hamilton's pole position lap time and Honda's chief officer of motorsport, Yasuhisa Arai, knows that's unacceptable. "First of all, I must thank both drivers for maintaining their faith and determination – we’re not where we want to be, but their input and positivity are really helping the whole team push forward," he said. The manufacturer chose not to run at full power and is believed to have disabled some parts of the energy recovery system in...
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