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Mercedes: Full engine change for Hamilton not beneficial
Mercedes says it opted to undertake an ICE change rather than introduce an entire new power unit into Lewis Hamilton's pool of hardware as the move offered the best compromise between reliability and performance. After mulling a tactical power unit change for Hamilton ahead of this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix, Mercedes announced on Friday that it had undertaken a partial adjustment by assigning to the Briton a fourth Internal Combustion Engine. While a full engine swap would have sent Hamilton to the back of the grid, as was the case for Red Bull's Max Verstappen in Russia, adding the ICE implies a ten-place grid drop. Mercedes trackside engineering boss Andrew Shovlin explained the...
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