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Mercedes ran old engines on full power in Montreal

Mercedes had their engines fully dialled up for the Canadian Grand Prix, after being forced to postpone the roll-out of their updated the second version of their 2018 power unit which was expected to break cover in Montreal. With the older engines bolted to the back, Mercedes took a calculated risk despite the mileage on the six engines used by the Silver Arrows and cranked them up for the occasion. Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles revealed, “All six power units, that’s across Force India, Williams and ourselves, made it to the end of that sequence without any significant issues. So we’re a third of the way through that season on the first power unit, and that in itself is an...
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