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Engine upgrade dilemma for McLaren

McLaren are weighing up when to take the upgraded Renault B-Spec PU, knowing that grid penalties are looming. Daniel Ricciardo was given the more powerful engine for the French GP – he would finish P7 before two five-second time penalties demoted him to P11. Nico Hulkenberg didn't take the upgraded PU to avoid a grid drop, and the same fate would have befallen Carlos Sainz if McLaren had given him the new engine which was available. The team also decided not to run the upgraded unit on Lando Norris' car as they look to manage the risk of engine penalties later in the campaign, and after showing solid pace at the Circuit Paul Ricard, McLaren now face a dilemma over when they do accept...
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