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10-place grid penalty for Hamilton at Turkish Grand Prix

Mercedes have ultimately decided to give Lewis Hamilton his fourth power unit of the season, which will see him drop 10 places from his qualifying position in Turkey. Heading into race week in Istanbul, Mercedes said they were contemplating whether to take a grid penalty with Hamilton's car as reliability concerns continued to grow due his second and third engines racking up the miles. Title rival Max Verstappen also needed to add a fourth engine to his pool and he took his punishment at the previous in Sochi, completing a sensational damage limitation job as he came from the back of the grid to a P2 finish. Mercedes will now be hoping Hamilton can perform a similar job and stop...
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