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New power unit for Hamilton after qualifying woes

After reporting problems with his W07 just three minutes into the qualifying session, Lewis Hamilton returned to the pits for the issue to be investigated. Despite the Q1 session be delayed, due to a red flag caused by the Manor of Pascal Wehrlein, the Brit's Mercedes team were unable to get to the bottom of the issue, which at the time was believed to stem from the ERS, which was reducing the power output from the engine. After further inspection, the team confirmed the issue was down to an MGU-H failure and decided to give Hamilton a new Power Unit (PU) ahead of Sunday's race. They hope however that the failing engine can be salvaged and used later in the season. The current World...
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