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Mercedes concerned about new power unit after a single race
Article To news overview © Mercedes Mercedes are currently assessing whether or not the new power unit Valtteri Bottas took on at the Italian Grand Prix will be usable again, after issues forced them to fit another fresh engine over the weekend in Russia. Bottas fitted a fourth power unit at Monza, taking the resulting grid penalty, with the aim being to be able to finish the season without any further penalties. However, just a single race later, Mercedes gave him another new engine, a new MGU-H and a new Turbocharger. This triggered another grid penalty, with the team later explaining that it wasn't a tactical choice but one made out of necessity. "We had to [take on another new...
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