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Bottas "trusts" Mercedes over engine upgrade refusal

Valtteri Bottas says he is not frustrated by Mercedes' decision not to provide its latest engine to its customer teams, despite the call making it much harder for Williams to close the gap to the pacesetters. The works cars have been equipped with a 2016-spec engine since Monza and Mercedes' customers have since expressed their desire to get their hands on the upgraded power units. However, it is Mercedes' company policy to treat all its customers equally and give them sufficient upgraded parts at the same time, and the management has decided that it is not possible to provide the Monza engine to Williams, Force India and Lotus within the time frame of the last few races. "We are still...
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