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Alonso gets 35-place grid penalty for engine change

McLaren’s Fernando Alonso will start the Japanese Grand Prix from the back of the grid after the Spaniard picked up a 35-place penalty when the team’s mechanics fitted his car with a fresh power unit on Friday night. The team broke curfew — during which members associated with the operation of the car must leave the track — after the engine the double world champion used on the opening day of practice suffered a hydraulic issue. Rules restrict drivers to no more than four power units and its constituent components for the duration a season, and Alonso has long exceeded his allocation as McLaren continues to struggle with a lack of reliability from their Honda engines....
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