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Bottas takes fresh Mercedes engine
Valtteri Bottas will use a fresh version of Mercedes' latest engine at the British GP as a precautionary measure after his car failure last week in Austria. Mercedes are taking no immediate chances with the power unit Bottas ran in Austria after it suffered high temperatures from heat soak after his hydraulics-related DNF last Sunday. No grid penalty will be applied as Bottas remains within his engine allocation for the season. British GP underway on Sunday at 2.10pm, Sky F1 coverage from 12.30pm The unit raced in Canada and Austria will, however, be used again and 'thoroughly checked' at the next race in Germany. The unlocking of another engine for Silverstone does mean Bottas has now...
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