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Honda disappointed as engine boost does not materialise

Fernando Alonso insists he is not distraught, even though a highly-touted Honda engine upgrade appeared not to have pushed McLaren up the pecking order, while engine chief Yasuhisa Arai admitted he was disappointed after the first day of free practice in Belgium Arai had extolled the potential of the upgrade for Spa-Francorchamps, saying it would bring the power unit in line with Ferrari's. But at the end of the first day in the Ardennes he admitted, 'Today was slightly disappointing.' But in Friday practice, Alonso and teammate Jenson Button's cars were faster only than the backmarkers Manor, with Spanish reports revealing the top speed deficit to be in the order of 25kph behind...
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