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Alonso and Button get grid penalties

McLaren's Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button face starting Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix from the back of the grid after their latest engine penalties. Both will have new engines for the race, having already used well over the permitted number for the season. Alonso will have a new version of the upgraded specification Honda unit he used at the US Grand Prix last week. Button will use the upgraded engine for the first time - and will have two fitted over the course of the weekend. Alonso will suffer a total grid penalty of 15 places, 10 for the new engine and five for a replacement gearbox - and Button 20, with each of the two engines costing him 10 places. The changes will take the number of...
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