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Horner not ruling out Mercedes engine penalties being intentional

Article To news overview © Mercedes Red Bull's Christian Horner suspects that Mercedes aren't doing everything in their power to avoid taking engine grid penalties, and that there may be some willingness from the Brackley team to take the penalties in exchange for a pool of fresh engine components as the season winds down. Valtteri Bottas has taken on another new Internal Combustion Engine for the United States Grand Prix weekend, his sixth of the season. Crucially, Bottas will only serve a five place grid penalty as a result, due to the rules being less punishing for subsequent components being used after the first in excess of the allowance of three. This will also apply to Lewis...
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