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Hamilton: Party-mode ban a compliment to Mercedes
Formula 1 world championship leader Lewis Hamilton said he saw a clampdown on engine modes as a compliment to his dominant Mercedes team and suspected the move could backfire on rivals seeking to slow him down. Speaking at the Italian Grand Prix on Thursday, the six- times world champion said the so-called ‘party mode' ban could even give him a boost on Sunday. Teams must now run their engines in the same mode in qualifying and the race after the governing FIA issued a technical directive aimed at making it easier to monitor power units. Until now drivers could use different modes for more performance when needed, particularly in qualifying. Mercedes have started all seven races this...
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