Lewis Hamilton has no concerns about the introduction of a rule that appears to be aimed at slowing Mercedes down. But Hamilton said: “It is obviously to slow us down but I don’t think it will get the result they want. The rule being considered would force teams to use a single engine mode throughout a race weekend. Hamilton’s team-mate Valtteri Bottas said he believed it could make races less interesting. “It was definitely something that was not on our radar,” Hamilton said. Vettel criticised Ferrari’s strategy after the last race but denied that the atmosphere in the team was tense. “It is never relaxed if things don’t go your way or they go wrong – we didn’t have a great race. Asked whether he had such concerns, Vettel said: “I don’t think so.

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