Mercedes' Sochi engines survived race The engines used by Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton last Sunday at Sochi can be used again. That is the news of Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, following Mercedes' admission that both drivers suffered reliability problems during the Russian grand prix. The team claimed on Wednesday that Briton Hamilton somehow finished the Sochi race despite losing all water pressure. Auto Motor und Sport said that, in the past days at Brixworth, the cause of the problem was identified as a crack in the carbon, probably due to fatigue. 'We do not believe that the engine has suffered too much or been damaged irreparably,' team chairman Niki Lauda said. As for the...
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