Formula One's three manufacturer backed teams Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull Racing will have an edge over their rivals in 2014. That is the view of Ferrari technical director James Allison.
For Ferrari and Mercedes who have both their chassis and engine departments under one roof it could prove to be extremely beneficial as they can co-ordinate in how they will package the new engine with the new gearbox and KERS system.
For me it is not just about the new power units and how they will run it is also about how the entire package of the car comes together and performs.
Due to the Winter testing restrictions in place team's will have very little time to rack race distances with their new cars and this, in my opinion is not good because it could be a major safety issue as the cars need to be reliable and drivers need to feel that they are safe when they get behind the wheel.
Ferrari president Luca Di Montezemelo believes that teams would much better served if they spent money on going testing earlier in the year instead of pouring money into technology that is used in the simulator. Like Kimi Raikkonen, Luca is not a big fan of F1 simulators.
Formula One would be much better if there way more on track action instead of driver's doing work in the simulator. there is only so much you can learn from a simulator read out.
From this year, Formula One will have restricted in season testing following selected Grand Prix.
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