Alonso and Vandoorne hit with further penalties after engine change


Formula One - F1 - Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Baku, Azerbaijan - June 24, 2017. Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen (back) and McLaren-Honda's Fernando Alonso drive during the third practice session. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili

BAKU (Reuters) - McLaren drivers Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne's grid penalties at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday have been extended to 40 and 30 respectively, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) said.

The FIA stewards said in a statement that twice Formula One world champion Alonso had another 25-place grid penalty added to his previous sanction of 15 grid places after changing his car's Honda engine for a seventh time this season.

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