Toto Wolff says that if Lewis Hamilton does need a penalty-triggering fourth engine this year, the decision will be made 'spontaneously'. Such a move would be carried out in order not to give any unnecessary advantage to Mercedes’ rivals for the World Championship, Red Bull, by allowing them greater reaction time. Only three new power units per driver are allowed in this 22-race season, with the use of a fourth meaning a back-of-the-grid start. Those tight demands have already had quite an effect – with three drivers, including Hamilton’s title adversary Max Verstappen, being penalised at the Russian Grand Prix alone. It was announced on the Friday afternoon at Sochi, during FP2,...
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