Toto Wolff is not ruling out an imminent engine change – and corresponding penalties – for Mercedes’ championship leader Lewis Hamilton. However, Verstappen took a fresh set of Honda power unit components at Sochi, sending him back to the grid – before the Dutchman sensationally raced through the field to finish second behind Hamilton. That is because Hamilton now looks likely to have to follow suit with a fresh unscheduled Mercedes power unit, opening the door for Verstappen to reclaim the championship lead this weekend in Turkey. As for the Hamilton decision, Wolff added: “We’re talking one weekend after the other.

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