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Honda exploited 'good faith' of new rules - Whiting
FIA race director and head of the F1 technical department, Charlie Whiting, believes McLaren-Honda exploited the rules during the Belgian Grand Prix. The team chose to install new engines on Friday, forcing them to start from the back of the grid as Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso received 25 and 30 place penalties respectively. However on the Saturday the team switched out the new engines for yet another new engine in both cars, despite there being nothing wrong with the previous units. That incurred a further drop on the grid of 50 places, but as they were already starting at the back, the additional penalties were effectively useless. Meanwhile the rules allow them to switch between...
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