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Schumacher questions Hamilton's ‘rocket' engine

Nov.19 Ralf Schumacher has questioned whether Mercedes should have been allowed to install an engine that Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko has described as a 'rocket'. In Brazil, championship chaser Lewis Hamilton was pushed to the back of the grid because a fresh engine – outside of his original allocation of three for the full season – was installed. He ultimately won Sunday's main race, shrinking the points gap to Max Verstappen to just 14 points with three races to go. A widespread view is that because the new engine only has to tackle a handful of decisive races, Mercedes can push it much harder for the title battle. New engines also fall outside of the budget cap. 'This...
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