FEATURE
Mercedes dominated
Formula 1 since the introduction
of the 1.6-litre turbo hybrid
engines in 2014.
The team have won 47 of
the 55 races held since and
Sunday’s win in Japan was their
15th from 17 races this year.
Only Ferrari, McLaren,
Williams and Red Bull have won
three or more titles in a row, with
the Italian outfit the only ones to
achieve the feat twice.
Whether Mercedes can
carry on their winning run into
next year will depend on how
they adapt to sweeping rule
changes being introduced in as
from next season.
Cars will feature wider tyres
and bodywork, in changes
aimed at making them faster
and more exciting to drive which
could shake up the current
order.
Mercedes have been
against this, arguing that
allowing the current rules
to mature would result in a
convergence between teams
and lead to closer racing.
“It’s what we always said,”
team boss Toto Wolff told
reporters. “But then somebody
else decided to invent something
new for next year then it’s back
to square one, I guess.”