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Honda confirms new Alonso engine after qualifying “mistake”

McLaren's Fernando Alonso will take another fresh Honda engine for the Belgian Grand Prix, further adding to the 35-place grid penalty he has already for an earlier change. The Spaniard failed to complete a lap in qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps after his McLaren stopped on track with a power unit failure. The problem appears to have been a repeat of the issue he suffered in free practice with low oil pressure, and Honda admitted it had been a mistake to try to run in qualifying with the same engine. Honda F1 chief Yusuke Hasegawa said: “This morning we saw some low oil pressure, so we had to stop the session. We checked the data, and we adjusted the oil pressure. “We thought we could...
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