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Mercedes’ rivals will ‘never catch up’ – Red Bull

Mercedes' engine advantage is locked in for the long haul, Red Bull official Dr Helmut Marko insists. Renault-powered Red Bull is arguing stridently for a change of regulations in formula one, after Mercedes' advantage appeared only to have grown heading into 2015. However, the so-called engine freeze was slightly relaxed over the winter, giving manufacturers some ‘tokens' to trade for performance upgrades. 'Oh, forget the tokens,' Marko told Speed Week. 'The crux of this whole power unit problem is that it was decided to freeze the development. Whoever found themselves behind in preparing for this (turbo V6) concept has no chance of ever catching up,' he insisted. Marko acknowledged...
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