Honda gets extra engine for 2015

ByAutoSport

Published 02/07/2015 at 19:43 GMT+1

McLaren's Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button will be allowed to use an additional power unit without penalty in 2015 after the FIA tweaked Formula 1's rules for new engine manufacturers.

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As part of a raft of regulation changes decided in Wednesday's Strategy Group meeting, the FIA said an extra power unit per driver will be granted for any new manufacturer entering the sport.

The FIA said "for the sake of fairness" the measure will apply retrospectively to Honda, which entered the sport with McLaren this year, for the 2015 season.

It comes after Alonso and Button were given 25-place grid penalties in Austria when they both exceeded their respective engine allocations by taking a fifth unit.

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Meanwhile, the FIA added the price customer teams have to pay for an engine supply will be looked at as part of a wider tweak of the current engine formula.

Currently, customer teams are paying between £14-17million for the powertrains.

"Mandate has been given to the FIA and FOM to propose a comprehensive set of measures for power unit development and cost of supply," added the FIA in a statement.

"This will include full review of the token system, increase in race fuel allowance, limits of the usage of engine dynamometers etc."

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