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Mercedes forced to turn down engines in Mexico
Finishing down in seventh and ninth places in practice for the Mexican GP, Mercedes have revealed they turned down the performance of the engines due to overheating concerns. While Red Bull dominated Friday's running at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit, Mercedes struggled for pace in both sessions. Lewis Hamilton finished the day seventh fastest, 1.38s slower than Max Verstappen, while Valtteri Botts was a further 0.04s off the pace. Technical director James Allison revealed part of the reason for that was Mercedes had to turn down their engine performance in the heat. However, with cooler conditions forecast for the rest of the weekend, he reckons they will be able to turn it up...
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