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Calls to ban engine 'party modes' fall on deaf FIA ears

Calls to ban F1's 'party modes', mainly centered around Mercedes' use of extra power in qualifying, have been dismissed for now by FIA race director Charlie Whiting. Red Bull Racing's Christian Horner and Helmut Marko have voiced their criticism of Mercedes' ability to dial in at will an extra boost of horse power in qualifying, to produce a marginal but impacting advantage. Lewis Hamilton's impressive performance in the Saturday afternoon session in Melbourne highlighted once again the Silver Arrows squad's edge, prompting Red Bull to call for restrictions on special engine modes Horner has suggested teams qualify and race with identical engine settings while Red bull motorsport boss...
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