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Mercedes has confirmed that it has installed a new energy store and control electronics into Valtteri Bottas' car as a precaution. The Finn exited qualifying on Saturday in tremendous fashion, wrecking his W09 against the barrier at Turn 2.
Toto Wolff confirmed following the session that the car would need a new gearbox, which resulted in a five-place grid penalty. And this morning, the Silver Arrows validated that new parts had been installed in the power unit as a precaution.
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Mercedes tweeted: "We’ve made a precautionary change to the Energy Store and CE on Valtteri Bottas’ car, as we’d like to run some checks back home in the UK to ensure there’s no damage to them. If all clear, then we’ll use them again!"
With revised technical regulations regarding power units coming into play this year, each driver is allowed to use two energy stores and two control electronics before being handed a grid penalty.
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