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MERCEDES reports: HAMILTON may not need a new ENGINE

Mercedes said Lewis Hamilton might have to take the city mark-up penalty into account due to an engine failure in Zandvoort later in the season, but they have now changed their minds. It may not be necessary.

With the team Red Bull they are largely on the clear that they will Max Verstappen in the future had to face punishment mark-up of places due to engine replacement.

Due to a serious accident at the race in Silverstone, one engine is completely written off, with other engines Honda however, they will not be able to drive until the end of this season. His teammate at Red Bullu, Sergio Perez, has already served his sentence in the race in this regard GP of the Netherlands in Zandvoort, for Max Verstappen however, he is expected to serve his inevitable penalty in the upcoming race GP of Russia in Sochi.

While Max Verstappen is expected to stay in Sochi for the city-surcharge penalty, Mercedes says Lewis Hamilton will be able to finish the season without a new engine.

After engine problems Hamilton in Zandvoort, is Mercedes then announced that he would have to Lewis most likely for the use of the fourth engine to accept the penalty of the mark-up of places. However, the team has now withdrawn from that intention. “No, that's not necessary, because we're still comfortable with this drive,”Is Toto wolff told colleagues from Motorsport.com. "It is a decision that we can make at any time, but at the moment we feel that it is not necessary. Does that mean we won’t need a fourth engine? No, it won't be necessary. We'll see how the next races go,”Concluded the team leader Mercedes.       

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