Christian Horner says something needs to be done about the emphasis on power units in F1 because the combination of the best driver and chassis is unable to win at present.
Since the new power unit regulations were introduced at the start of the 2014 season, Mercedes has dominated the sport by winning 22 of the 26 races since. While Daniel Ricciardo won three grands prix last season, Red Bull has yet to even score a podium this year and Horner says a team with a significant power unit deficit can do nothing to make up for the shortfall.
“I think that the emphasis on power unit of the three elements of power unit, chassis and driver, if you have the chassis and driver bits it doesn’t compensate for the power unit,” Horner said. “So it’s significant and difficult to over-ride.”
Having previously praised the job Ferrari has done in closing the gap to Mercedes, Horner hopes future aerodynamic regulation changes will help give car designers more influence too.
“I think, with what has been discussed for 2017, the chassis will become more of a factor – I think that will be a more positive thing and hopefully, over time, these engines will converge in performance.”
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