F1: Mercedes Says Red Bull Power Down Because Of FIA Directives

Mercedes suspect that FIA directives have hobbled Red Bull's Honda engine a wee bit which has tipped the balance in their favour especially on tracks that need high straight-line speed as the Mercedes cars were the fastest in the speed traps in the last two races. Before the British GP, the Honda power unit on the Red Bull was proving to be a handful for the silver arrows who through the turbo hybrid era have had the best engine in F1. There has reportedly been a disagreement for four months about how the Japanese conduct their energy management. They were not aware of the measures against Honda," postulates an article on German publication Auto Motor und Sport. 

Red Bull has won more races than Mercedes but two horrific races have meant that Mercedes leads the world championship

"The federation's technicians discuss them directly with the respective manufacturer. Even the competition doesn't find out about them," the report adds. 

Red Bull on the other hand claims that Mercedes has found more power through a trick something that even Ferrari suspects. The two teams fear that Mercedes is cooling the air collector which could be used during the qualifying session or at the start of the race. It believes the air collector could be also be cooled with dry ice. 

"Especially if you support the cooler air in the collector in the short term by adding more fuel," the report claimed.