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Bottas explains FP1 engine ‘misfire’ issue
Valtteri Bottas says an issue on his first-timed lap during opening practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix resulted in his Mercedes Formula 1 engine going into a “safety mode”. Bottas was forced to return to the pits after encountering an issue with his Mercedes power unit on his opening run in FP1, resulting in the German manufacturer carrying out a precautionary engine change, meaning the Finn missed the rest of the session while it swapped to another PU within his engine pool. “During the first timed lap I got an issue with the engine, lost some power and had some misfiring and eventually it went to safety limp home mode,” Bottas explained. “They couldn’t find the issue...
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