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Fernando Alonso put the brakes on McLaren-Honda's apparent recent progress after the US grand prix.
Using Honda's token-upgraded 'power unit' for the first time in a race, the Spaniard had fought his way from dead last to fifth when reliability trouble struck.
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Login to replycalle.itw
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Any progress is good progress, it was after all just intended to be a stepping stone for further upgrades before 2016's season, anyway. I was really impressed with Button's performance.
khasmir
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If he would have managed to finish 5th then that would be because of this driving skills and certainly not the performance of the Honda PU ;)
calle.itw
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Definitely due to skill, but I also think the chassis contributed. The PU was definitely not the deciding factor, but even so it gave Button sufficient power to retain a 6th. The car definitely looked very elegant in the rain.
TonyB
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If the top speed, measured in the speed trap is any indication, the improved level of power between Alonso and Button was worth less than 1 kpm, 299 to 300... Hardly worth the effort....