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Rosberg forced to revert to old-spec engine

Nico Rosberg has been forced to revert to the old specification of Mercedes engine following a problem in final practice for the Italian Grand Prix. The German hit trouble with the updated power unit on Saturday morning, and following analysis of the issue after the session, it has been decided that he should go back to running the power unit from Belgium. Mercedes confirmed the news on its Twitter feed. It said: "Un-diagnosed engine problem for Nico Rosberg in FP3 means we're reverting back to the Spa race power unit on his #F1 W06 Hybrid for qualy. "As this engine is already in the race pool, Nico Rosberg will not receive a penalty for taking the engine change." Step back...
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