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Originally Posted by chillibowl
playing devils advocate a bit but he is just making a case for his team.
the engine rules need to opened up again so that the other two (potentially three other engine manus) can get themselves sorted so we can get back to a formula where there is more then one competitive team.
Merc and the teams which they supply got their advantage and made the most from it so other then coming to some sort of commercial agreement to subsidize Merc and their customers for the loss of that advantage in years 2,3 etc then they should quit the public bickering and make some sort of deal.
certainly more teams being more competitive next year is in the interest of CVC so maybe they should pony up some dough too.
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But this isn't just a matter of the Mercedes power unit being far superior to those from Renault and Ferrari. If that was the case, then the results of the last 18 races would have had Merc power in the 1st six places.
As I wrote yesterday, this is surely a case of the Mercedes team having the best overall package coupled with a pair of damn quick pedallers. This is no different to the last 4 years when the Red Bulls were the class of the field and before that the Ferraris.
What would the point be if every time a team had an advantage that the rules/regulations were changed to allow the opposition to leap-frog the leaders? If that was to be the case, then they might as well be racing Formula Fords or some such similar series.