Mercedes' use of various engine modes has become a talking point again in 2018 after Lewis Hamilton's dominant pole lap in Australia -- most of the focus has been around what the four-time world champion labelled the team's "party" setting ahead of the season.
The original V6 turbo engine introduced by Mercedes in 2014 -- and the various evolutions to it in the years since -- put the German marque top of the pecking order, where it has remained for the dominant spell it is currently enjoying. Although various factors are credited with that success, the team's incredible run of pole positions (between 2014 and 2017, it claimed 71 of the 79 available) has been crucial.