In 2018, Lewis Hamilton made a passing comment about something he called 'party mode', which had the F1 media and the social media speculating that Mercedes had some sort of secret switch or extra engine programme that would unlock even more performance than they already had- Which would have meant another season of Mercedes' domination.
But really- It was a red herring. Party Mode wasn't some button or switch or secret thing, it was just the engine run at full qualifying chat. Something Mercedes had been using on the car when Rosberg was there.
So why the misconception? Is it because it was Hamilton and people make something out of nothing with him? Or was it all for clicks? Or both? Let's find out...
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