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Mercedes' idled' in 2014 to avoid engine backlash
Mercedes ran its engine in 'idle mode' for most of the 2014 season to avoid a backlash and Formula 1 doing something to curb their advantage. Formula 1 said goodbye to the 2.4-litre V8 engines at the end of the 2013 season, replacing them with 1.6-litreturbocharged V6 power units. And so began Mercedes' reign. Stringing together a run of six consecutive race wins to start the 2014 season, five of which were 1-2 finishes, Mercedes have never looked back. The Brackley squad has claimed seven successive championship doubles since 2014, an unprecedented run. But it was one that Mercedes feared would never get off the ground if Formula 1 realised back in early 2014 how big of an advantage they...
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