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Mercedes 2015 engine different to 2014 version says Wehrlein

How much progress has dominant 2014 Formula 1 world championship title winner Mercedes made over the winter? The perfect man to ask on day one of testing in Barcelona was Pascal Wehrlein. A DTM driver, the 20-year-old German began his duties at the Barcelona test at the wheel of the Force India. It is powered by Mercedes' 2014 power unit, which was steered by works drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg to every race victory last year except three. 'As soon as I got used to the Force India,' Wehrlein smiled, 'I was asked to drive the Mercedes.' That was because world champion Hamilton did 10 laps in the new, 2015 works Mercedes before pulling into the pits with a fever. The W06 is...
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