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Mercedes: Delayed 2020 season rescued struggling power unit
Mercedes says the onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent delay to the 2020 season provided the team with the crucial extra time it needed to solve its engine reliability issues. Mercedes' engineers had worked hard over the winter to boost the performance of the German manufacturer's engine. But their efforts also put the unit on - and perhaps beyond - the fringe of reliability. In pre-season testing at Barcelona, the Brackley squad fired a warning shot to its rivals but also to itself after the team suffered two engine failures. Mercedes' HPP engine department in Brixworth worked around the clock to solve its unit's issues in the short period between the end of winter...
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