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Valtteri Bottas takes new PU for Abu Dhabi GP, starts at the back

Mercedes has confirmed Valtteri Bottas will start at the back of the grid for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after taking on a new power unit. Bottas was forced to retire from the previous race in Brazil after his engine shut down after consuming too much oil. This was the first failure for the Mercedes factory outfit over the course of the 2019 season. The expired unit from Brazil was unable to be rescued, and the Finn's other power units have been deemed to have too high mileage to be put into the W10 for the season finale which was the cause for the change. Mercedes engines have not been entirely bulletproof in 2019 after notable blowouts for Racing...
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