Between real and pretactic considerations, the Mercedes has already started put pressure on on the opponents, giving the feeling of wanting to take a step back in terms of expectations after what emerged from the first days of testing in Barcelona. Clearly it is very early to draw up the rankings and what can be done is based on the behavior of the cars on the track, on the reliability and on the laps covered, assuming that no one has looked for significant lap times, in order not to give indications and advantages to the rivals. . In fact, the configuration of the cars on the track is unknown, as is the mapping of the power unit used and the condition of the tires used during the best time of the day.
George Russell on Thursday afternoon he got out of balance, pointing Ferrari and McLaren as the cars appeared immediately fast on the track, placing them ahead of his Mercedes W13. And also Toto Wolff, number one of the Silver Arrows in Formula 1, he joined his driver, recognizing the superiority of the Prancing Horse in terms of power unit in these first hints of 2022: “We have the feeling that Ferrari currently has the strongest engine“, As reported by the colleagues of Auto, Motor und Sport. Also for the German publication in the paddock the rumor is spreading that Mercedes has not yet managed to equal the horsepower of the 2021 engine, after switching to E10 fuels, while it would be common opinion that Ferrari from this point of view has made an important step forward compared to the past. After what emerged from the investigation into the Maranello power unit in 2019, the Rossa suffered an estimated gap of 50 hp in 2020 and about 25 hp in 2021 from the reference engine, the Mercedes one. The progress made by the men from Maranello would also have found satisfaction in the Alfa Romeo and Haas customer teams.
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