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Hefty initial grid drop for McLaren pair

– McLaren pair Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso are set to start from the back of the grid at the Belgian Grand Prix after Honda elected to fit several new parts to the squad's MP4-30.Button has been given a 25 place sanction as he has used an eighth version of the Turbocharger for the first time, thus copping a 10 place drop, while a further five places follow for an eighth MGU-H and seventh ICE and MUG-K respectively.Alonso's tally stretches to 30 places due to using a seventh element for the first time, namely the ICE, TC and MGU-H. Further sanctions have been applied due to the installation of a sixth MGU-K and CE.However, more penalties are set to follow prior to the start of...
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