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Honda Evaluating their Options as Hartley Edges Closer to Grid Penalty

Honda technical director Toyoharu Tanabe says the Japanese engine manufacturer are looking into their options after Brendon Hartley moved closer to a grid penalty following another engine change during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend. The New Zealander crashed heavily during final practice at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya when he touched the grass entering turn nine and hit the barriers, with the car missing Qualifying as a result of the damage, but his Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda mechanics were forced into a change of his engine. Hartley started the race with a new internal combustion engine, MGU-H, MGU-K, turbocharger, control electronics and energy store, as well as a new gearbox, but...
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