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Honda failed to introduce 'Spec 4' engine at Spa

Honda had hoped to introduce a 'Spec 4' Formula 1 engine for this weekend's Belgian Grand prix, but failed to meet its development schedule, according to Yusuke Hasegawa. The Japanese manufacturer is pushing ahead with an aggressive development plan as it bids to make gains and prove to McLaren that they should continue with their partnership beyond this year. On Thursday, it confirmed both Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne would run updated internal combustion engines at Spa, with Vandoorne also running a reliability improvement. But Honda chief Hasegawa has revealed the update, which it christened spec 3.5 and 3.6, was only half of the package it had hoped to introduce. "We had...
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