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Vowles slams attacks on Mercedes engine: ‘They’re just pissed’
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11/02/2026 at 09:3411/02/2026 at 09:39 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Williams team principal James Vowles has emerged as Mercedes’ most vocal defender as controversy swirls around the German manufacturer’s latest power unit and its rumored ability to stretch the sport’s strict compression ratio limit once running at full tilt. The desert air is thick with more than just sand this week in bahrain; it’s heavy with the scent of a technical scalp. As winter testing resumes in Sakhir, the paddock has fixated on a singular, spicy technical dispute: the Mercedes "super-engine" and the dark magic of its compression ratios. While rival...
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