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Hamilton: Merc engine delay will be ‘magnified’ in Canada 

Lewis Hamilton fears Mercedes could lose out on vital performance at this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix, after its plans to introduce an upgraded Formula 1 engine were scuppered.  Mercedes had been set to debut its second-spec power unit of the 2018 season in Montreal, but its introduction has been put on hold until the French Grand Prix later this month after the reigning world champions discovered a last-minute “quality issue”. It means drivers Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas will be forced to stick with Mercedes’ PU1 engine that has already contested the opening six rounds of the campaign. While Mercedes has enjoyed strong reliability so far this year, the news comes at a blow...
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