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Vandoorne to take grid penalty for Austin F1 race

McLaren's Stoffel Vandoorne will take a five-place grid penalty for the United States Grand Prix after Honda chose to fit a new Formula 1 internal combustion engine. McLaren-Honda had hoped to avoid penalties for this weekend’s race at Austin, as the outfit feels the US GP represents its best chance of a strong result in the remaining races. But because of high mileage on Vandoorne’s ICE, Honda has elected to change the unit, which will be his eighth of the season, triggering a five-place penalty. Honda has been pushing on with development and Motorsport.com understands the internal combustion engine has small modifications to improve performance. The Japanese manufacturer has decided...
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