Steiner: No pity for Mercedes customer teams

F1 News
Sunday, 12 August 2018 at 10:51
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Haas F1 team have emerged as the best of the rest this season, largely because Ferrari have found a spurt of power which they have not only unleashed for the red cars but have also passed on to their customers.
As a result Haas are have a very handy car at their disposal while Sauber are enjoying one of their best seasons in recent times. While all this is happening in the Ferrari camp, Mercedes customers have slipped down the order with Williams and Force India struggling to find the sweetspot with their packages.
Steiner has no pity for the Merc brigade, "Their customers should not complain because they have had a very strong power unit during the last four years."
"In the first years of the current era, you were lost if you did not have a Brixworth engine on the back of your car," Steiner told Speedweek. "Now Ferrari has overtaken them and now all criticize us with Ferrari power."
"They say: Oh, you also have the good engine. I say: Yes, we have. Just as you had in recent years. Should I do something about it? I am very happy with the situation as it is now. If the other teams have a problem, I can't help them," added Steiner whose team lie fifth in the Formula 1 constructors' standings.
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