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As many of you know, the first four races of this year's Formula 1 championship have seen the Mercedes-AMG Petronas team tally no less than the maximum of four wins, with three of them dominating the entire field with one-two finishes.
Not only that, but the Anglo-German team has taken the four fastest laps out of the first four races and... get this... has led every single lap of the season so far.
This type of downright domination has actually never happened before in the entire history of Formula 1 racing, and there are signs that the record-breaking spree might become even harder to beat in the upcoming races if all goes well on the reliability front.
Sure, it will be a long racing year and there are no less than fifteen races left in the 2014 calendar, but you should also keep in mind that the Mercedes-AMG engine has at least a pair of aces up its sleeve, something that the Ferrari and Renault engines don't.
We are of course talking about the odd split-turbocharger solution and the clutch-like system that can effectively operate the two halves of the turbocharger independently.
On top of that, on February 28th, Mercedes-AMG, Ferrari and Renault each had to send the FIA a sample engine and the corresponding ERS system to be homologated and the specifications frozen until the end of the racing season.
For the next race, we will be watching Formula 1 return to Europe for the first time in 2014, with the Spanish Grand Prix to take place at the Catalunya circuit on the 9-11 May weekend. If it turns into another Hamilton/Rosberg one-two, their record is pretty much set in stone.
Story via F1 Fanatic
This type of downright domination has actually never happened before in the entire history of Formula 1 racing, and there are signs that the record-breaking spree might become even harder to beat in the upcoming races if all goes well on the reliability front.
Sure, it will be a long racing year and there are no less than fifteen races left in the 2014 calendar, but you should also keep in mind that the Mercedes-AMG engine has at least a pair of aces up its sleeve, something that the Ferrari and Renault engines don't.
We are of course talking about the odd split-turbocharger solution and the clutch-like system that can effectively operate the two halves of the turbocharger independently.
On top of that, on February 28th, Mercedes-AMG, Ferrari and Renault each had to send the FIA a sample engine and the corresponding ERS system to be homologated and the specifications frozen until the end of the racing season.
For the next race, we will be watching Formula 1 return to Europe for the first time in 2014, with the Spanish Grand Prix to take place at the Catalunya circuit on the 9-11 May weekend. If it turns into another Hamilton/Rosberg one-two, their record is pretty much set in stone.
Story via F1 Fanatic
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