McLaren handed an extra power unit in rules review


McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button drives in front of Force India Formula One driver Sergio Perez of Mexico in Spielberg, Austria, June 19, 2015. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Struggling McLaren will be allowed an extra engine for each of their drivers as Formula One announced a package of measures on Thursday that included an overhaul of its controversial power unit penalty system.

The governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) said in a statement that a meeting of the sport's Strategy Group had agreed a number of steps, some of which would be put to a vote next week.

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