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      03-15-2015, 09:06 PM   #96
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Originally Posted by ashtaron14 View Post
Assuming it's the same engine, what I don't understand is the margin between the Mercedes Works team and Williams, Force India, and Lotus.

I could understand a few seconds of margin from aero, but it's hard to believe it's even the same engine.
I was thinking the same and I think Massa thinks the same too. But McLaren did state last year that a customer team cannot win the championship. All things being equal, Mercedes knows their engine better and they know how to utilize it. Also IIRC, I think Mercedes withholds the source code for the software.