Mercedes and Ferrari could finally stop Red Bull’s dominance in 2014.<\/p>\n
While Sebastian Vettel has dominated at the wheel of Adrian Newey’s cars in the current aerodynamically-fuelled era, the world of F1 will be shaken up next year as the all-new turbo V6 era begins.<\/p>\n
Bild newspaper said F1 engine makers Mercedes, Ferrari and Renault have each had to invest at least EUR 100 million on the new engines.<\/p>\n
But it emerges that while Mercedes has a staff of 400 working exclusively on the new V6, there are only 250 staff at work on the new Renault.<\/p>\n
Red Bull’s Dr Helmut Marko admitted that “It is possible that the others will have better ideas than we do” for the start of the new era.<\/p>\n
And world champion Vettel admitted that, even in the current V8 era, Renault has played a big role in Red Bull’s success.<\/p>\n
“They’re doing a very, very good job,” he said in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, after matching Michael Schumacher’s feat of seven grand prix wins on the trot.<\/p>\n
“I hope that next year we will have an engine that’s as powerful and as reliable as this year’s,” added Vettel.<\/p>\n
Franz Tost, the boss of Red Bull’s sister team Toro Rosso, admitted to Marca newspaper that he is concerned one engine marque could dominate in 2014.<\/p>\n
Asked who he has in mind, the Austrian admitted: “Let’s say Mercedes.<\/p>\n
“If they start strong, the gap could last for a long time,” said Tost.<\/p>\n
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