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McLaren duo set for Baku grid penalties

Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne are both set to take 15-place grid penalties this weekend. Plagued by MGU-H issues in recent races, Honda admitting that the units could barely survive two races, both drivers will have the benefit of revised units for this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. However, the revised MGU-Hs mean that both drivers will need to take on new turbochargers and since both are already on the 5th versions of each, both will incur 15-place grid penalties. While Alonso will also run a new Internal Combustion Engine, it is his fourth and therefore does not incur a penalty. Honda is to test a number of new components tomorrow (Friday) before deciding whether to run them...
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