The much much-vaunted party-mode that Mercedes drivers have enjoyed for several years is soon to be a thing of the past, possibly outlawed from the Belgian Grand Prix onwards. One could argue that the might of Mercedes has foundation on the awesome pace they could show in the final stages of qualifying when everything was full dialled-up Lewis Hamilton and his teammates have enjoyed anything between three to six-tenths of a second with their party mode. Asked about the prospect ahead of this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix, Hamilton replied, 'No surprise, they’re always trying to slow us down.' As for the impact on the world champions, Hamilton added, 'Just going back to the fact, at the...
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