(Mercedes AMG PETRONAS F1 Team)
Red Bull motorsport advisor Dr Helmut Marko believes that no
other manufacturer will ever catch the Mercedes AMG PETRONAS F1 Team with the
way the regulations are currently set.
The Brackley based outfit won both the Drivers and
Constructors champion last season and completely dominated last weekend’s
season opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne’s Albert Park. Reigning world
champion Lewis Hamilton led home team mate Nico Rosberg for a Mercedes 1-2
finish.
Scuderia Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, on his debut for the
Italian team finished in third place having joined the team from Red Bull
Racing over the winter. Dr Marko believes firstly that the apparent boost in
performance from Ferrari is not what it seems and they have just improved on
where they were last season.
While Mercedes took a lights to flag victory, Infiniti Red
Bull Racing managed to get just one car home in the points with Daniel Ricciardo
finishing the event in 6th place while Daniil Kvyat failed to start
the race as a result of a drop in oil pressure which led to the gearbox
overheating.
Marko believes that due to the restriction in developing the
new power units meant that whoever found themselves behind in the development
of their power unit like Red Bull supplier Renault they would never be in a
position to catch Mercedes.
Marko went on to say that as long as you don’t have a
Mercedes power unit. It has also been revealed that Red Bull may pull out of
Formula One if Dietrich Mateschitz believes that there is a lack of competition
in the sport. Marko’s comments come in light of the fact that Renault have made
it clear that they may be interested in returning to team ownership in the
future.
© Ben Johnston 2015
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