RBR would dominate with Mercedes
London : Max Verstappen believes Red Bull would be dominating Formula 1 if it had Mercedes engines.
Though Renault powered Red Bull to four straight F1 championships with Sebastian Vettel from 2010-13, it has been on the back foot compared to Mercedes in particular since the start of the current hybrid V6 regulations in ‘14.
Verstappen is certain Red Bull’s chassis performance is now “really good” again, and that only the engine needs to improve.
“I think that if we had a Mercedes engine in the back, they would never see us again,” he said.
Though Renault has made gains in recent years, Verstappen is adamant that in 2017 he still had “less horsepower than the other manufacturers, apart from Honda”.
He said the MGU-H had been a particular weakness.
“Ours just isn’t that stable compared to what Mercedes and Ferrari have,” Verstappen said.
“But it has to do with several things. Otherwise they would have solved it a long time ago, of course.”
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