Though he is one of the most successful drivers to have raced in Formula 1, Fernando Alonso was still keen to see some benefit from the landing an unwanted world-record at the Belgian Grand Prix – a cake to celebrate McLaren's 105 grid position penalties… Both he and Jenson Button will start on the back row for the Spa-Francorchamps race as McLaren and Honda use the weekend to change a raft of power unit components – more than once and in one go – in an effort to avoid future penalties. Taking advantage of a change in the regulations that mean starting at the back of the grid is the worst penalty you can suffer regardless of whether you have 20 dropped positions or – in McLaren's...
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