At 3 title last F1 2014 season , Mercedes team won a hat trick occupy the top podium , Rosberg ( Australia ) and Hamilton ( Malaysia , Bahrain ) . Most apparent is the dominance of the two during the race in Bahrain , when the safety car entered the pit and then race 10 laps . Hamilton and Rosberg only took 4 laps to give a considerable distance with rider - rider underneath.
The main strength is the most prominent and visible V6 engine , turbo used . Not only Mercedes that reap the benefits of the new regulations in the machinery sector , Williams and Force India , too, pushed forward , thanks to the use of the same machine . In fact , Sergio Perez , Force India , managed to climb the podium in F1 Sakhir thanks to the support of the V6 engine , the turbo was carrying .
diffuser
Apparently, in addition to a very competitive engine package , the pace of the Mercedes team getting " crazy " with the additional " other weapons " , the rear wind splitter ( diffuser ) dual . The component is actually an innovation that has been developed from several years ago .
" It was talking about the double diffuser design that is only owned by Mercedes and the other team can not be copied . Result was not as big as when using suspension settings . However a difference of a few seconds each lap is a major advantage to the end of the race , " said Mark Hughes , Technical Analyst F1 , Sky , after the race in Bahrain last weekend .
Further, these components and the corresponding new chassis package , Mercedes F1 made different , and faster . Teruatama than some teams that use the same engine . Nevertheless enough for another team ( which uses a Mercedes engine ) to be competitive in the collection zone points .
" The team ( Mercedes F1 ) has been conducting research and development for 3 years and they deserve it . Those other teams , engine ( Mercedes ) is able to deliver a shock and they can take advantage of it , " said Hughes .
