Mercedes have found that a spark plug failure resulted in Lance Stroll's SportPesa Racing Point car going up in flames at the Canadian Grand Prix. During FP3 at Stroll's home Grand Prix weekend, Stroll's Mercedes-powered RP19 burst into flames just before he made his way into the pits, prompting mechanics to scurry down the pit lane at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The incident occurred after Mercedes introduced Phase 2 engines to their two Silver Arrow cars and their customers. That caused concern amongst the works team that more cars could suffer the same fate over the remainder of the weekend. Mercedes were initially unsure what caused Stroll's dramatic incident, but a deeper...
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