Formula 1’s Latest Rumours and Talk: Mercedes Upgrades, Pirelli, McLaren, More

Mercedes will take a relaxed approach to their power unit development programme despite the looming spectre of an increasingly competitive Ferrari team. Though it's unlikely the Scuderia will be able to match Mercedes at every circuit, Kimi Raikkonen came close to snatching victory from Lewis Hamilton at the Bahrain Grand Prix. However, this didn't spark panic in Brackley, and Mercedes will not be rushing to spend their development tokens just yet. Ferrari plan to spend some of theirs in time for the Canadian Grand Prix in early June. Their assault on Mercedes will be two-pronged thanks to the improvement in Raikkonen's form, but it could so easily have been different. Team principal Maurizio Arrivabene has revealed that, until he intervene...

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