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Honda engine '90 per cent' new

With the token system a thing of the past, Honda have redesigned their engine with Yusuke Hasegawa revealing that 'more than 90 per cent' is new. McLaren took the covers off a striking orange-and-black MCL32 at the team's Technology Centre on Friday. The new, driven by Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne, will again be powered by Honda. And while the Japanese manufacturer is hoping to build on last year's P6 in the championship, Honda F1 chief Hasegawa is refusing to make any predictions or promises. 'We have spent a very busy winter at Honda,' he said. 'The token system has been removed and that meant we could implement every idea for the engine, which was restricted in previous...
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