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Mercedes says recent problems just "freak" failures

Mercedes chiefs have put down recent reliability problems to 'freak' circumstances, rather than it being a sign of the team's standards slipping. Nico Rosberg's throttle failure at the Russian Grand Prix which put him out of the race was the team's third retirement caused by mechanical issues in four races. At Monza, Rosberg dropped out close to the end with an engine blow-up, while in Singapore, Lewis Hamilton had to retire after a hose clamp came loose and caused turbo boost problems. But despite promising investigations in to why there has been a downturn in its finishing record, team bosses Toto Wolff and Paddy Lowe are adamant that the situation is more down to bad luck than anything...
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