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Wolff: Mercedes did not turn engine down during 2014 season
Toto Wolff has rejected claims by Paddy Lowe that Mercedes opted not to run their engine on full power in qualifying during the 2014 season amid fears they would be pegged back by the FIA. Mercedes came out of the gates with a significant engine advantage in 2014, with Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg winning 16 of the 19 races held across the season. Speaking on the Beyond the Grid podcast, Lowe, who held the role of Mercedes technical director between 2013 and 2017, explained that the team ran the engine on 'idle mode' in most qualifying sessions due to the fear that 'if Mercedes had looked ridiculously good, then something would be done about it'. However, speaking from Portugal over the...
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