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‘Arms race’ to decide 2015 title – Vettel

Mercedes is now set for a head-to-head fight with Ferrari starting in Barcelona this weekend. That is the view of the reigning world champion team's F1 chairman Niki Lauda, who is certain Mercedes no longer wields a horse power advantage over the resurgent camp in red. 'Ferrari has closed the gap from last year to this year to zero,' the F1 legend said in an interview published by Red Bull. 'I think they increased their engine by about 45 horse power, so my estimate at the moment is that they have the same engine power as the Mercedes has and now it depends on the car and what the drivers can do,' Lauda added. If that is true, then the speed of in-season development will be especially...
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