Mercedes Are Right to Oppose a Change to Formula 1 Engine Development Rules

At times, Formula One seems to lurch from one self-made mini-controversy to the next, with barely enough space in between to actually hold the races. One week, there is an argument about tyre compounds, the next, it is regarding a clampdown on the use of team radios or the stewards' application of a particular rule. The latest controversy is over the ban on in-season engine development, with Mercedes and their customer teams trying to hold on to the status quo against the Renault- and Ferrari-powered outfits. In Russia last weekend, Mercedes won the constructors' championship, largely on the strength of the outstanding hybrid power unit they designed, which has been the class of the field for the 2014 season. Now, the teams without the...

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