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Marko claims Red Bull poaching Mercedes engineers created ‘some difficulties'

Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has been pondering the reasons as to why Mercedes have struggled thus far in 2022, and has suggested that their lack of pace is due to the new fuel blend as well as the engineers who have jumped ship. A raft of new technical regulations were introduced to Formula 1 ahead of this year, including new ground effect aerodynamics and a change of fuel, forcing the teams to adopt all-new philosophies of how to design, manufacture and enhance the performance of their cars. One of the consequences of the alterations was weight. The cars are naturally heavier this year, so the weight limit was increased to 795kg. READ: Mercedes’ plan to gain on Ferrari and Red Bull...
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