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Alonso to start at the back of the grid for US GP

US Grand Prix – Alpine's Fernando Alonso will start at the back of the gird following a powerunit change for the Spanish driver. At the tail end of the season has brought with it a slew of reliability concerns for many of the teams, and Alpine have elected to swap all of Alonso's powerunit components The two-time world champion will take a new internal combustion engine, turbo charger, MGU-H, MGU-K, and energy store in the back of is AS512. Alonso will also swap out new control electronics and exhaust system, pushing the Spanish driver to nine for the season. As a result, the Alpine driver will start at the back of the grid for the Grand Prix on Sunday. Vettel, Russell, and Bottas to...
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