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Leclerc: Ban on qualifying modes 'only a positive' for Ferrari
Ferrari needs all the help it can get to help it surmount its current slump, so a ban on qualifying engine modes is good news for Charles Leclerc. F1 teams were informed this week by the FIA of its intention to issue a technical directive before this month's Belgian Grand Prix that would no longer allow for the use of special engine modes to boost power output during qualifying, implying that teams will need to run their engine in identical modes in the Saturday afternoon session and on race day. Mercedes, which has been at the forefront of the development of the special "party mode" used in qualifying, is expected to be the hardest hit by the ban, with engine customers Racing...
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