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Alonso set for pit lane start in Austria
Fernando Alonso is set to start Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix from the pit lane after McLaren opted to change the MGU-K on his Formula 1 power unit and take a new specification of front wing for his car ahead of the race. Alonso qualified 13th for McLaren on Saturday at the Red Bull Ring, but it was confirmed by FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer ahead of the race that the team had broken parc ferme procedure in order to fit the Spaniard's MCL33 car with a new specification of front wing and fit a new MGU-K. The MGU-K change takes Alonso above the permitted allocation of components for the 2018 season, triggering a grid penalty, but the Spaniard will start last regardless due to the new-spec...
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