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Lewis Hamilton teases 'interesting' reason for Mercedes crew-swap

Lewis Hamilton has hinted at an 'interesting' reason why Mercedes chose to switch his and team-mate Nico Rosberg's engineering team ahead of the 2016 season. Five of Hamilton's engineers, including his lead engineer, were switched to Rosberg's car, whilst five of Rosberg's headed over to Hamilton's side of the garage. Mercedes claimed the change was made to keep a harmonious atmosphere, as they didn't want to each side of the garage feeling as though they were separate teams and therefore fighting one another. Hamilton hinted that that wasn't actually the real reason for the change, but refused to offer an explanation, instead teasing he would reveal all in...
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