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Alonso targets another point finish with PU penalty

Alonso targets another point finish with PU penalty McLaren-Honda ace Fernando Alonso will start Sunday's Malaysian GP from the rear end of the grid as he fit an upgraded Honda power unit in practice on Friday. The Spaniard will get to use Honda new spec-engine as a result of the change – one that features a ‘lighter engine block and a re-designed exhaust, which boosts efficiency' – and its resulted him with 30 positions worth of grid penalties. Alonso is ‘optimistic' he can finish with points this weekend in the Malaysian GP – “We're ready to take the penalty,” he said on Thursday in Sepang. “In Spa, starting last, I was fourth or fifth after many...
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