Can Teams Find 0.5 Seconds of Speed by Malaysian Grand Prix?

Whilst the radical new engine regulations imposed for the 2014 season promised closer racing than ever before, one team has already forged ahead in its understanding of the new rules. Such was the dominance of Mercedes in Australia that Nico Rosberg stormed to a dominant victory over Kevin Magnussen by a massive 26.777 seconds. It served as an ominous warning to other teams that the Silver Arrows could be in for a season of dominance to rival that of Brawn GP in the early half of 2009 and Red Bull in the second half of 2013. McLaren Group CEO Ron Dennis believes Mercedes already has an advantage of up to 1.5 seconds, but he is confident his team can find an extra 0.5 seconds of pace in Malaysia. "We are confident that we will be half a sec...

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