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Marko not as worried about Hamilton's ‘rocket' engine

Nov.25 Dr Helmut Marko doubts Lewis Hamilton will get such a benefit from his 'rocket' engine in Saudi Arabia next weekend. The Mercedes driver took a grid penalty hit to install the fresh engine in Brazil, going on to actually win the race with up to a 30kph straightline speed advantage. Dubbed a 'rocket' by Red Bull's Marko, Mercedes sidelined the power unit in Qatar. 'We saw in Qatar that Hamilton's speed advantage on the straights was no longer that great. It was more or less within the normal range,' he told f1-insider.com. 'This is due to the fact that after more stringent tests by the FIA, Mercedes could no longer use its extremely flexible rear wing,' Marko claims. Mercedes...
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