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Red Bull Call For Ban On Qualifying 'Party Modes'

Aston Martin Red Bull Racing are leading the call for Formula 1's governing body to ban 'party modes' from being used in qualifying. Lewis Hamilton's impressive gain in performance in qualifying for the 2018 Australian Grand Prix has focused conversation in F1 circles on special engine modes. Hamilton and Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport deny that they deployed any sort of 'party mode' in Australia. But the circumstances surrounding Hamilton's pole-position lap have left Red Bull adamant their rivals used some form of special engine mode. Now, Red Bull's Helmut Marko and Christian Horner have called for Formula 1 drivers to use the same engine settings for qualifying and the race. “They...
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