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Why Honda's new engine is a letdown

Honda hoped to match Ferrari's power with its Spa upgrade, but McLaren has gone backwards. BEN ANDERSON explains why Honda still has problems that negate its progress

McLaren-Honda's 2015 Formula 1 season has been a thorough disappointment by anyone's standards, and there is no reason to expect that to change in the Belgian Grand Prix.

Honda has spent three tokens and upgraded its V6 combustion engine for this weekend's Spa race, which raised hopes this might carry the revived Woking/Sakura alliance closer to the front of the F1 field.

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