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Wolff: HPP was pushed to the limits in 2019, went into unhealthy territory
Toto Wolff has revealed that Mercedes High Performance Powertrains were 'overstretched' last winter in a bid to make ground on Ferrari. The Brixworth-based engine department of Mercedes produced the goods once again in 2020, delivering a dominant power-unit that led Lewis Hamilton to a record-equalling seventh world title. However, this was borne out of a difficult 2019, where Ferrari appeared to have the edge and it was this deficit that drove HPP into 'unhealthy territory' according to Wolff. A private agreement with the FIA saw Ferrari's performance slip back last season though and with neither Honda nor Renault quite at the level of Mercedes, the team was largely unchallenged as they...
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