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Hamilton unsure about Istanbul engine penalty

Oct.8 Lewis Hamilton has played down the chances he will have to tumble down the Turkish GP grid as a result of an unscheduled engine change. After title rival Max Verstappen took a similar grid hit at Sochi, it is now reported that Mercedes may soon need to fit a fourth power unit to Hamilton's car to avoid reliability trouble. The seven time world champion said on Thursday when asked about the engine change: 'I don't know yet. I haven't seen the telemetry. 'At the moment we have the number 2 and 3 engines still and no changes are foreseen, but everything can change quickly,' Hamilton added. Indeed, it could be the weather that triggers the change as soon as this weekend, with team boss...
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