Mercedes might change Hamilton’s engine in Turkey

The Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff admits that an engine change for Lewis Hamilton might be imminent as early as the Turkish GP.

Why it matters: Hamilton currently leads the championship by 2 points from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen

Details:

• Title rival Verstappen took a new power unit at the Russian GP, getting P2 from last on the grid.
• Mercedes has stated several times that there are “question marks” regarding the reliability of their engine.

What he had to say:

• “It’s a possibility. When, and how, is not yet decided,” Wolff told Sky Sports News.
• “Most important is that you don’t DNF because of a reliability issue. You can cope with swings, whether you finish second, third, I think that is OK, the championship is going to go long. But if you don’t finish…”
• “So we are looking at the parameters of the engines, making sure we don’t suffer from any reliability problems.”