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Honda "very ashamed" by Alonso's grid penalty
Honda Formula 1 boss Yusuke Hasegawa says he is "ashamed" by the grid penalty Fernando Alonso has incurred for McLaren-Honda's home race in Japan. Alonso qualified inside the top 10 at Suzuka, but will drop to the back of the grid thanks to a 35-place penalty incurred ahead of final practice on Saturday. Honda discovered a hydraulic leak on Alonso's engine after Friday practice and elected to swap the power unit in its entirety rather than attempt a fix. Teammate Stoffel Vandoorne will start ninth, and a grid penalty for Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen means both McLaren-Hondas could have started the Japanese Grand Prix in points contention but for Alonso's setback. "I'm very...
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