Alonso faces another engine change at Silverstone


McLaren Honda Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain talks to journalists in the paddock ahead of the Austrian F1 Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring circuit in Spielberg, Austria, June 18, 2015. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

LONDON (Reuters) - Fernando Alonso will have yet another engine change for Sunday's British Grand Prix but Honda said the McLaren driver will escape a grid penalty because the damaged unit will be replaced with used components.

Alonso and team mate Jenson Button were handed 25 place penalties at the previous race in Austria after using their fifth power units of the season, one more than Formula One's allocation for the season.

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