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McLaren suffer further issues in testing, oil tank shape believed to be cause

The McLaren Honda Formula 1 Team have once again hit problems on the second morning of pre-season testing in Barcelona. With new driver Stoffel Vandoorne behind the wheel of the MCL32 on Tuesday for his first outing in the 2017 machine, the Belgian’s session was cut short having completed just two installation laps before the car stopped at the pitlane exit. Teammate Fernando Alonso experienced similar problems yesterday, when an oil system issue with the Honda engine, caused the Spaniard to spend the majority of the day in the garage. The double world champion did get back out late on in the day, but only after Honda had replaced his engine. Having had a brief look at the original...
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