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Mercedes counter Ferrari strength with 'perfectly timed' Canada upgrade

Mercedes hopes of continuing their clean sweep of the 2019 season at the Canadian Grand Prix have been boosted by the introduction of an upgraded power unit, potentially eating into the straight-line advantage that Ferrari might have expected to enjoy at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Ferrari brought their spec-two power unit for the season to Barcelona, two races ago, with Mercedes able to wait until the power-hungry Montreal to give fresh engines to Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and customer teams Racing Point and Williams. Article continues under video Hamilton leads the championship after winning four of the opening six races, while Bottas was victorious in the other two, and the...
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