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Mercedes will "always be at the edge" of reliability

The Mercedes Formula 1 team says its engine will always be pushed to the limit of reliability, even as rules on power unit use become more restrictive in 2018. Mercedes produced the most reliable engine in F1 in 2017, with world champion Lewis Hamilton the only Mercedes-powered driver to collect engine grid penalties, which only arose thanks to a tactical swap after he crashed out of qualifying in Brazil. Williams rookie Lance Stroll was forced to revert to an old unit after a failure in practice at the same race, and Valtteri Bottas had to revert to an old engine that failed in Spain, but otherwise there were no major reliability concerns for the Mercedes-engined cars. F1's 2018 rules will...
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