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Lauda: The way the engine rules were written was stupid

Niki Lauda thinks Ferrari is poised to mount a serious challenge to Mercedes' Formula 1 dominance in 2016. Although the German marque has wrapped up the drivers' and constructors' titles yet again this year, team chairman Lauda thinks 2015 was a very different situation to 2014. 'In 2014 it was easy to see our advantage,' the F1 legend told Autosprint. 'We had the best engine and the best chassis. 'But this year Ferrari has made a great deal of progress. Since they had the new engine in Monza, I would say that in terms of power and efficiency, the 20hp advantage that we had is gone now. 'Now, the Mercedes chassis is still better, but I expect the situation to be different again next year,...
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