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Originally Posted by Bongoxxx
You’re making my point! Glad we can agree! Merc has a technical advantage because they are a better team. They have developed a dominant car - a car that “completely humiliated” the field.
Nothing stopped RB from doing the same - oh wait yes there is a reason, actually many. Poor management (incompetence) in their team, top to bottom including a hot headed driver - but hey look at us we can do a pit stop in under 2 seconds  we need it to make up the time we lose on the track with our car and driver.
Where’s RB’s innovation? Where’s their DAS, party mode, jet mode whatever you want to call it? They haven’t done anything except stick to a high rake car design that suits a particular driving style and hasn’t consistently performed. All they are good at is pointing fingers and blaming everyone else, oh and stoking the ego of their “#1” driver. At least he’s number 1 somewhere. |
You guys didn't got my point ..
I was talking from the Merc car only . You make it sound so easy , but it's very complicated !
This is all about top-secret technological advanced secrets !
There is NO money in this world that can buy Mercs advantage . Some other teams hired spies for big money to shoot close-up pics , but that didn't worked either , because who can watch through the inside of a PU ...
Back in 2014 , Lauda and Brawn knew already what would come . They are the key from what we can see in the today's F1 .
The Mercs advantage was/is NOT cheap ,even the Nasa was/Is involved in the scientific collaboration !
RB's Incompetence ? No way ! Merc bought the right people to make their car and PU unbeatable !
And of course these people are today unique and NOT for sale !
The Mercs advantage goes even further back in time !!!
The 2009 Formula One regulations gave teams the chance to add a hybrid component to their powertrains – the Kinetic Energy Recovery System, known by its acronym KERS. Today’s regulations make a hybrid Power Unit mandatory; however, back in 2009, it was up to the teams to decide if they wanted to use KERS. Both Brawn and Red Bull, the two teams that had won the opening races of 2009, opted to run a conventional engine. However, Mercedes-Benz had developed a hybrid system that Mercedes was running in 2009. So when Lewis won the Hungarian Grand Prix on 26 July, it was the first ever victory for a hybrid Formula One car. Indeed, KERS played an instrumental role in Lewis’ race: he made the decisive overtake on Mark Webber for second place with the help of KERS. When race leader Fernando Alonso retired a few laps later, Lewis took the lead and took his 10th grand prix win – and the first hybrid win in the sport’s history.