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‘Anti-embarrassment' engine rule ‘biting' Mercedes hard
Toto Wolff says F1's call to penalise a fourth ICE change by a 10-place grid drop, and then just five for the next, is an 'anti-embarrassment regulation' from the Honda days. But it is still one that is 'biting' Mercedes hard this season. After years of having the most reliable, and powerful, engine on the grid, this season Mercedes are still struggling with the former although still have an edge when it comes to performance. Lewis Hamilton is onto his fourth ICE of this season, taking a penalty in Turkey as each car is permitted only three Internal Combustion Engines before there is a 10-place grid drop. His team-mate, Valtteri Bottas, is already onto his sixth ICE, the Finn bearing the...
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