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Button braced for 50-place grid penalty

– McLaren driver Jenson Button is set for a 50-place grid penalty at this weekend's Mexican Grand Prix, as he faces a double Honda engine change, with team-mate Fernando Alonso also due to be penalised.Button's car will be fitted with a new engine, turbocharger, MGU-H and MGU-K for first practice at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, bringing him onto the latest Honda spec, and incurring a 25-place penalty.Ahead of FP2, the same components will be replaced, giving him greater options for the remaining races in Brazil and Abu Dhabi, and landing another 25-place drop, bringing his weekend total to 50 places.Alonso, meanwhile, will take on a new engine and gearbox, resulting in a...
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