Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff is forecasting a "very strong" performance by Ferrari after the summer break as their star driver Sebastian Vettel seeks to end a year-long winless streak.
Marca newspaper reports that the Maranello team, which was outclassed by Mercedes and Red Bull-Honda in Hungary, will unveil its third-specification engine at Spa.
The Spanish publication said the new engine should deliver a 20 horsepower boost.
Even without considering the new engine, Mercedes boss Wolff said he already expected Ferrari to be strong at the high-speed circuits that await after the August break.
"In Hungary, it was clear that the Ferrari was not well adapted to the circuit," Wolff said. "But they have a very powerful engine, so we should see a very strong Ferrari at Spa and Monza. We'll have to work hard to be competitive."
In Italy media are sceptical as the season lies in tatters for the Reds, more horsepower is hardly going to rectify the intrinsic downforce problems and the struggle to get the SF90 into the optimum tyre window when it matters.
Vettel told Sky after finishing third in Hungary, albeit over a minute behind race winner Lewis Hamilton and second-placed Max Verstappen, "It's not so easy to come up with magic solutions. You always look for a silver bullet, but I've never come across a guy who's actually found one in over 10 years. We'll keep looking though."
Big Question: Thanks for the horsepower but what about the chassis?
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