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Quality issue delays Mercedes F1 engine upgrade

Mere days after their team boss Toto Wolff trumpeted the contrary, Mercedes have been forced to delay the introduction of a power unit upgrade until after this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix due to a “quality issue”, the Formula 1 world champion team and engine supplier revealed on Wednesday. The decision affects also Williams and Force India as well as the works team. “All Mercedes-powered cars will be running PU1 (the specification used since the start of the season) for this weekend, too, before receiving new units in France,” a team spokesman said. Mercedes are leading both championships after six races, with Lewis Hamilton 14 points clear of Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel....
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