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Russian GP: McLaren's Stoffel Vandoorne given 15-place grid penalty
McLaren's Stoffel Vandoorne will be given a 15-place grid penalty at the Russian Grand Prix. Honda is fitting a new engine to the Belgian's car after a failure in first practice at Sochi on Friday. The Belgian is now on his fifth turbocharger and fifth heat motor generator unit (MGU-H) in three races. The rules allow each driver four power units, made up of six separate elements, to last the full 20 round season. Russia is the fourth grand prix of a 20-race season, reflecting the trouble Honda finds itself in with reliability. The MGU-H is the part of the hybrid engine system which recovers energy from the turbo. Predict the Russian GP qualifying top 3 Kimi Raikkonen fastest in Russian GP...
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