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Ferrari engine challenge ‘annoyed' Mercedes

The mighty engine which Ferrari unleashed in 2019 left Mercedes feeling 'challenged' and 'annoyed' said chief designer John Owen. Since the turbo-hybrid era began in 2014 Mercedes have been unstoppable, winning all seven Drivers' and Constructors' Championships on offer in that time. Mercedes' engine has been seen as the benchmark for the vast majority of that period, but in 2019 Ferrari emerged from the summer break with a power unit which surpassed it, making the Scuderia Formula 1's team to beat. That only lasted for a short time though with a series of technical directives relating to power units causing Ferrari to tail off in the latter stages of the season, and ironically Mercedes'...
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