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Hamilton says three engines per season rule "sucks"

World champion Lewis Hamilton believes Formula 1's move to a three engines per season limit in 2018 "sucks", because it will further force drivers to race conservatively to achieve reliability. Next year the power unit limit drops from four to three per season for 21 races, with some elements – the MGU-K, control electronics and energy store – restricted to two. Hamilton stated recently that he has often been driving to protect his engine this season. He was in the unusual position in Brazil of having a brand new engine which only had to do the Interlagos race and the Abu Dhabi weekend, and the low mileage requirement meant he was able to push it much harder, and run higher...
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