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McLaren braced for Spa penalties and struggles

McLaren is bracing itself for grid penalties and more competitive struggles at the Belgian Grand Prix – but still thinks it is on course to make solid progress over the second half of the campaign. Engine supplier Honda is introducing new specification power units for the Spa-Francorchamps weekend – and their use will mean grid drops for Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso. And although the characteristics of the track are also likely to expose weaknesses in the McLaren-Honda package, the team thinks once the immediate difficulties are passed then it can look forward to better times. Honda's motorsport boss Yasuhisa Arai said: “Honda has updated our combustion characteristics to further...
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