Mercedes denies Christian Horner’s allusions to illegal development work. According to the team, the only change in the engines is related to Lewis Hamilton’s engine replacement.
Mercedes took his second consecutive first place in the Formula One World Championships on Sunday, when Valtteri Bottas drove to an overwhelming victory in Turkish gp.
The pace of Mercedes, which leads the World Championships in the manufacturers, gets the team manager of Red Bull, the team’s worst competitor Christian Hornerin to a skeptical position.
Horner tells the British broadcaster BBC’s according to his surprise at the gains that Mercedes has made with its improved engine power.
F1 stables are not allowed to improve the performance of their engines during the season. Horner feels that the direct speed of Mercedes has developed significantly recently.
“It’s surprising how they seem to have taken a step forward with their power unit,” Horner adds.
Mercedes denies Horner’s allusions to illegal development work. According to the team, the only change in the engines is related Lewis Hamilton engine replacement.
Hamilton, who is aiming for a personal championship, had a new engine replaced before the Turkish gp. It brought him a penalty of ten starting squares.
According to the rules, each driver is allowed to use only three engines during the season without penalty. Hamilton got his car in the fourth unit of the season.
Engines deteriorate over time, so replacing them provides little benefit with increased performance.
Red Bull, leading the World Championships for drivers Max Verstappen replaced the engine two weeks before Hamilton and suffered a starting screen penalty as a result of the replacement.
Hornerin the allegations are in line with Hamilton’s hints in the summer about Red Bull’s improved performance.
Planet F1 told, after the Turkish gp, how Horner had approached the International Automobile Federation (FIA) over his suspicions of Mercedes.
However, the FIA rejected Red Bull’s complaint. Horner admitted that they must now find a way to narrow the pace of the gap to the worst rival.
The team manager had said in an interview with Sky Sports that he particularly considered Hamilton’s pace to be phenomenal.
There has been “something weird” about Mercedes engines since Silverstone’s gp, according to Horner.
Red Bull The boss said the complaint to the FIA was not a protest against Mercedes.
“We asked a few questions. It’s not just about us, they were presented by others as well. It is the FIA’s job to investigate possible shortcomings. “
Horner did not comment on whether he was satisfied with the response he received from the umbrella organization for the species.
“It is up to the FIA to continue to look at these issues.”
The F1 season continues in the United States on October 24th. Verstappen leads the drivers ’World Championship series by six points to Hamilton. Bottas is 85.5 points behind.
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