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Mercedes: Oil burn not behind new engine call

Mercedes insists that the timing of new oil burn restrictions did not play a part in its decision to bring its final engine of the season to the Belgian Grand Prix. The German car manufacturer’s decision to bring its fourth power unit at Spa – the final race where engines could run at a higher oil burn level – prompted a number of conspiracy theories about the motivation of it sacrificing valuable development time. The wild theories were further fuelled when the FIA clarified that Mercedes would be allowed to keep burning 1.2-litres of oil per 100km with its power unit for the rest of the season, while Ferrari would have to run at a lower 0.9l per 100km for its final engine. But...
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