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Car, not engine explains Mercedes gap
A better engine no longer explains Mercedes' continuing domination of formula one. 'Aldo Costa designed a great car last year,' said team chairman Niki Lauda in Melbourne, 'and this one is even better.' Indeed, Mercedes' gap over the field was an astonishing 1.4 seconds in Melbourne qualifying, with the closest chaser being the similarly Mercedes-powered customer Williams. 'If we have the same engine,' said Felipe Massa, third on Saturday, 'the difference should be in the car. 'I believe we have the same engine,' he added, 'so it's the car.' With the aid of GPS, rival teams have indeed analysed Mercedes' huge gap in Melbourne and discovered that the team has not necessarily made a relative...
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