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Hartley to start last in Austria after power unit changes

Brendon Hartley will start Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix from the back of the grid after Honda made a tactical change of all his power unit components in order to stockpile parts for the remainder of the Formula 1 season. Hartley qualified 19th on Saturday at the Red Bull Ring, missing out on a Q2 berth by two-tenths of a second as he struggled to match Toro Rosso teammate Pierre Gasly for pace. With Hartley's low qualifying position in mind, Honda confirmed on Sunday morning ahead of the race it had taken a complete new power unit on his car for the race, allowing the Japanese manufacturer to tactically gain additional parts to ease some of the pressure at forthcoming races. 5774263478001...
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