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Smedley backs Mercedes amid calls for equalisation
Williams head of vehicle performance Rob Smedley has backed Mercedes, amid calls for the FIA to step in and equalise engine performance. Red Bull have called on the governing body to make drastic changes to keep the grid competitive and to halt Mercedes' dominance. Bernie Ecclestone has also thrown his support behind the proposal. However Smedley, whose Williams team uses Mercedes engines, believes the Anglo-German team deserves the success it's currently enjoying because it did a better job than its rivals. "I don't think it is bad for the sport at all," he said. "I think Formula 1 is about levels of excellence. I think they [Mercedes] are now the absolute benchmark, the...
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