Christian Horner has suggested engine modes should be included in parc ferme conditions when cars begin qualifying to prevent teams turning up their engines in Q3. Lewis Hamilton claimed pole at the F1 2018 season-opening Australian GP by six tenths of a second as Mercedes continued their domination of Saturdays, with Max Verstappen seven tenths back in fourth in the leading Red Bull. The Silver Arrows have routinely been able to unlock extra performance for the final laps in Q3 and have now taken pole in 71 of the 80 grands prix in the hybrid era. While Hamilton denied Mercedes have a 'party mode' in 2018 and insisted he used the same engine settings in Q2 and Q3 in Melbourne, Horner is...
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