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McLaren to re-use Sepang engines in China

McLaren Formula 1 chief Ron Dennis has told Motorsport.com that his team will re-use its Malaysian GP Honda engines at the next race in China. Both Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button were forced to retire from the Sepang race, the Spaniard with an ERS cooling problem and the Briton with a turbo issue with their Honda power units. But Dennis has alleviated fears that his team may need new engines for China, saying the units can be used again, although with some components replaced. "The retirement reasons were slightly related but not identical," Dennis told Motorsport.com. "The primary engines have not been damaged, because we stopped. They'll be the engines for the next...
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