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Albers suggests Mercedes turned down their engines in Abu Dhabi

To the surprise of many, Max Verstappen managed to put his RB16 on pole position in Abu Dhabi last Saturday and drove to victory without any threat. Mercedes crossed the finish line in second and third place but were barely able to do anything against Red Bull throughout the race. However, Christijan Albers believes Mercedes may have been turning down their engines. Fresh wind through the engine In De Telegraaf's Formula 1 podcast, Albers said: "No, Mercedes just let the fresh wind blow through. This is really Formula 1 being political. You just see that Mercedes has turned back the engines. You see in sector 1 and sector 2, there were moments in the race where Max was just much...
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