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Mercedes couldn't take away Hamilton's engine concerns because of radio rules

Lewis Hamilton was quite worried just before the start in Hungary. During the warm-up lap Hamilton indicated by radio that the engine made the sound as if it would go into a stall. Concerns that the team could not answer because it is not allowed by law to communicate with the driver during that period, trackside engineer Andrew Shovlin explains. Regulatory not permitted In the last Mercedes Debrief Shovlin talks about Hamilton's message coming in loud and clear. But responding by radio until the start of the race is not allowed. Something Haas did and therefore she got a penalty. Mercedes stuck to the rules, where Hamilton was worried. Read more Hill: 'Bottas must use psychological tricks...
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