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Further engine change for Alonso following FP1 water leak

McLaren-Honda F1 Team driver Fernando Alonso had to sit out the majority of the first practice session of the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, after experiencing a water leak on the newly updated power unit the Woking based squad had introduced in Belgium. The Spaniard, who spent most of FP1 in the garage whilst mechanics worked on fixing his engine issue, will now have to switch back to an older specification unit so as not to incur any penalties ahead of Sunday’s race, and to allow him the chance of running during FP2 later this afternoon. The change will mean that the double world champion will not experience the benefit of the Honda engine update, however that may not leave him at much of...
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