What might be the competitive impact of the surprising outcome of the FIA deciding Red Bull Powertrains has the best internal combustion engine in Formula 1, with Mercedes granted one upgrade opportunity and Ferrari two?So far the average qualifying performance (including sprints) of the four leading teams looks like this, taking into account the percentage off average pole and the conversion to laptime:Mercedes 100.028% (1m22.706s)McLaren-Mercedes 100.508% (1m23.103s)Ferrari 100.525% (1m23.117s)Red Bull 100.820% (1m23.360s)The Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities assessment concerns only the internal combustion engine’s performance, not the combined power unit and …
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Author: Mark Hughes
