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Honda facing upgrade penalty dilemma

With two wins under its belt, a buoyant Honda is looking to introduce its third upgrade of the season sometime soon. However, the races in Belgium and Italy - both on power circuits, where the latest upgrade could well be advantageous as Red Bull seeks to leapfrog Ferrari in the standings - are followed by Singapore, where the Austrian outfit's chassis will allow it to take on Mercedes, a circuit where the German team has often struggled. Therefore, the question is when to introduce the upgrade and take the mandatory grid penalties. 'We are discussing all the time with the teams and we will decide when we apply a new engine or updated spec,' says Honda's technical director Toyoharu Tanabe,...
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