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Mercedes also experiences engine problems during the first test week
Although it appeared on the track as if the new Mercedes could not be broken, it turned out after the first test week that the Mercedes also had problems with the car. Due to electrical problems for Valtteri Bottas, an entire engine had to be replaced. During the second day of testing, Bottas experienced electrical problems with the engine. Once back in the pits, those problems turned out to be so great that the entire engine broke down and a new engine had to be used. Andy Cowell, responsible for engine development at Mercedes, admitted that there were problems with the Mercedes: “We have a number of problems with the ERS side of the engine." No major...
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