marcush. wrote:They really had a hell of a car with the legacy car inherited from Honda in 2009 .This car was so good it completely covered up any deficiencies of the team no question.
That team, Marcush, had the benefit of 700 staff. By the time Mercedes got there it had 400, along with very good people moving on to other things.
Honda cash was no longer there, and Mercedes insisted it was no sugar daddy.
The team is working within its means.
Helmut Markko said Mercedes spends more than Red Bull in F1. That is utter PR crap as you cannot compare HPE to GP, they are seperate entities owned by Daimler.
Had Red Bull the nous, they would be spending even more to not only build their own engine, but also 2 other teams engines for the year instead of the paltry 6M they pay Renault now.
It really depends now how F1 developments will go as to where Mercedes end up. They are investing alot in cutting edge sim tech. Stuff you cannot buy off the shelf, but have to develop yourself, and Daimler have the know how for it.
Anther big problem for Mercedes is the homolgation problem, whereby certain areas of the car cannot be changed. Its the same for everyone, but if Mercedes got it wrong as in 2010 they could have made more meanginful changes.
As I see it, I still think there is alot of Promise. But if Ferrari cant win in 2011, how can anyone expect MErcedes to deliver in their second year with about half what Ferrari have?