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Mercedes 'will be on the edge' in 2018

Mercedes has promised that it will continue to push to the very edge of reliability in 2018. That's despite new rules limiting teams to just three engine units this season, compared to four in 2017. No team managed to completely avoid grid penalties for going over the limit last season. But Mercedes believe that it can't afford to play things safe in the coming campaign if it wants to secure its fifth title. "To be honest, we'll always be at the edge," Mercedes engine chief engineer Phil Prew told Motorsport.com. "You will always want to push the performance up to the durability of the power unit," "It's easy to turn down a power unit and find reliability," he...
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