Mercedes is not currently a threat to Red Bull’s dominance.<\/p>\n
That is the claim of Helmut Marko, motor racing consultant to the latter energy drink-owned team that in Australia recently re-established its place at the top of the F1 pecking order.<\/p>\n
At the same time, Ferrari surprisingly struggled in Australia, as did Mercedes, while McLaren made a step forward following a dire winter campaign.<\/p>\n
“Of course I hope that the world championship is as boring as possible,” Marko told Bild newspaper.<\/p>\n
Team boss Christian Horner, however, has said he expects “an arms race” this season, and Michael Schumacher insisted last Friday that it is “much too early” to write off Mercedes.<\/p>\n
But Marko said Mercedes is not ready to win yet.<\/p>\n
“At the moment they are not our direct competitor, but maybe they will be soon.\u00a0 They showed at the last test (in Barcelona) that they have a good car,” he said.<\/p>\n
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