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McLaren set for ‘testing' on race day

Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button have admitted that the McLaren-Honda will use Sunday's Russian GP to introduce 'experimental parts' and do some 'testing'. It was a mixed qualifying session for McLaren as Alonso failed to get out of Q1 as he was only 16th fastest, but Button made it into Q2 and will start P13. However, Alonso's qualifying position doesn't really make much of a difference as the FIA confirmed on Friday that he will receive a 35-place grid penalty after making changes to his power unit. 'We have to see what we can do tomorrow,' the Spaniard said. 'The race will still be important for us, as we have some experimental parts here which are looking towards next year's project,...
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