Andrew Shovlin said Mercedes decided to take a grid penalty for Lewis Hamilton in part due to his potential to recover lost ground in Turkey. The Mercedes driver will be dropping 10 places after qualifying after having a new internal combustion engine installed ahead of the Turkish Grand Prix this weekend. The team's trackside operations director said they had been “sort of simulating all the races to the end of the year” to assess when would have been the best time to take the new parts for Hamilton – and he felt Turkey was their best bet, given the World Champion's previous performances at Istanbul Park and the overtaking opportunities available. “Working out how easy it is...
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