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Both McLarens on back row
The McLarens of Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button will start today's Austrian GP from the back row of the grid before taking additional penalties early in the race, the FIA has confirmed. As only 20 cars will compete in the grand prix, and both drivers have been hit with 25-place demotions for breaching their permitted engine allowances, Alonso will also receive a drive-through penalty while Button will suffer a ten-second stop-and-go punishment. Both punishments have to be taken within the the first three laps of the race. A stiffer sentence has been meted out against Button as the Englishman, who set the 17th fastest time in qualifying compared to Alonso's 15th, could have only served...
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