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Power unit penalty for Fernando Alonso

Belgian Grand Prix – McLaren's Fernando Alonso will take a 35 place grid penalty ahead of Sunday's race in Belgium. Alonso will join Lewis Hamilton at the back of the grid, having needed to take a completely new power unit ahead of FP2. Alonso had to be sidelined after just a handful of laps in the opening practice session, unable to set a time after his MP4/31 sprung a water leak linked to the ERS system. After investigation, McLaren opted for a complete power unit change. This came after Honda brought a new spec power unit that had already brought Alonso up to his allowed limit of parts for the season. Having begun FP1 on his 5th permitted parts for the year, this change means...
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