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Have Mercedes made a mistake by changing Hamilton's engine in Turkey?

Analysis To news overview © Mercedes Lewis Hamilton will take a 10-place grid penalty for the Turkish Grand Prix, after Mercedes fitted his W12 out with his fourth Internal Combustion Unit of the season. It means Hamilton will start from no higher than 11th place on Sunday whilst Max Verstappen is likely to be towards the pointy end of the field. Since Mercedes opted to take on a third power unit at Spa-Francorchamps, there has been lots of talk in the paddock over whether Hamilton will be forced to use an excessive number of engines. Valtteri Bottas has taken grid penalties at the last two events because he has gone over his engine allowance with Mercedes noting that there were some...
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