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Hamilton unruffled by move to 'slow us down'

Lewis Hamilton has claimed a planned move to clamp down on engine modes in F1 is an attempt "to slow us down" but does not think it will unduly hurt Mercedes. Dubbed 'party modes' in the past, teams are currently able to run their power units in different settings across a grand prix weekend - notably the use of more aggressive settings in the latter stages of qualifying. But plans from the FIA have emerged to potentially dictate that engines can only be used in a single mode in qualifying and the race after this weekend's Spanish GP. 1:42 Lewis Hamilton is confident that Mercedes have learnt from their tyre mismanagement issues at last weekend's Anniversary GP at Silverstone....
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