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Senna to use new engine in China

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Bruno Senna will have a new engine in his HRT for qualifying in Shanghai © Getty Images
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Bruno Senna will have a fresh Cosworth engine fitted to his HRT car for qualifying and the race in China this weekend.

Brazil's Globo reports that the change will be made as a precaution, after Senna finished the recent Malaysian Grand Prix with very little fuel left in the tank.

"That is not good for the engine," Senna said. "So we will use it [the Sepang engine] only in free practice in Friday."

Another addition to his F110 single seater in Shanghai is a new fuel tank with different compartments, after the development was only run on Karun Chandhok's sister car two weeks ago. But Senna is not expecting a major step forward in China, because the car will run with an unchanged aerodynamic configuration.

"We will have no developments, or anything that can substantially improve our pace," he admitted. "For now, we can only tinker with some things, such as the weight distribution."

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