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Mercedes: Red Bull pace not limited by engine power

Downforce levels, not engine power, are behind Red Bull's straightline speed deficit, according to Mercedes technical chief Paddy Lowe. In the aftermath of the British Grand Prix, in which Red Bull ran Mercedes close in the wet conditions, Lowe asserted the Austrian team was not being hampered by the performance of its Renault power unit. "Silverstone is a circuit which is undoubtedly a real test of a car, power and aerodynamics," Lowe told Motorsport.com. "It’s interesting that Red Bull are constantly peddling a story about the low power they’ve got, but just to set the record straight at this event as they often do, they chose to run a higher level of wing than we did....
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