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Honda sorry for testing trouble so far

Following a number of issues with its engines during pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona this week, Honda has apologised to McLaren Honda Formula 1 Team drivers Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne for the lack of track time available to them. An oil system leak for Alonso on Monday and a power unit failure for Vandoorne on Tuesday, kept both drivers resigned to the garage for the majority of their scheduled day, with the team only able to complete 69 laps across those first two days of testing. Honda removed both failing engines from the cars to allow the drivers to continue with their testing programme, whilst back at the factory an investigation was launched into...
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