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Button braced for "toughest" race yet for McLaren-Honda

Jenson Button believes McLaren will endure a "very difficult" Mexican Grand Prix weekend given the demands on the engines. McLaren faces yet more engine grid penalties in Mexico as the team will take on enough new parts to get it through the last two races without any further pain. The team expects this to be the toughest weekend of the year for the Honda package, and has in effect sacrificed grid positions knowing that it is likely to be near the back anyway. Both Fernando Alonso and Button will have fresh V6s to the latest spec, with the Briton expected to use two during practice. McLaren sources suggest Button could incur a penalty as big as 60 spots on the grid. "The...
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