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Vandoorne to get 35-place grid penalty

– Stoffel Vandoorne is set to start from the back of the grid for his home race in Belgium this weekend due to a 35-place grid penalty, with his MCL32 to be fitted with new engine components.Both Vandoorne and team-mate Fernando Alonso will run with updated Honda power units, with Alonso on Spec 3.5 and Vandoorne on Spec 3.6.Alonso will not receive any grid drops, but Vandoorne's car will be fitted with an eighth MGU-H and TC, sixth Control Electronics and Energy Store, and fifth MFU-K and ICE.As a result, he will drop 35 places from wherever he qualifies on Saturday."Both Fernando and Stoffel will be running upgraded power units this weekend," said Honda chief Yusuke...
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