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Button to start from pitlane after set-up change

Jenson Button will start the Monaco Grand Prix from the pitlane after his McLaren Formula 1 team made changes to his set-up. The 2009 world champion, who is filling in at McLaren while Fernando Alonso competes at the Indianapolis 500 this weekend, was ninth-quickest in qualifying. He was demoted to the back of the grid because of a 15-place penalty, incurred when Honda changed the turbocharger and MGU-H on his engine. McLaren then decided to tweak his set-up after qualifying, which is in breach of F1’s parc ferme regulations. As a result, Button is required to start Sunday’s race from the pits. He admitted that his grid penalty “hurts” after he made it into Q3, along with teammate...
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