Bernie Ecclestone is predicting a third year of Mercedes domination, despite bold claims coming from Ferrari’s camp which claim they will challenge the Brackley based team from the very start of the season.
Speaking to Canadian radio station TSN, the 85-year-old was asked whether he could see Mercedes being challenged in 2016, to which he replied: “I wish I could say yes but I can’t.
“I think the bottom line is they are a very good team, the engine is certainly better than anyone else and they’ve got obviously one of the best drivers. So it’s going to be difficult for anyone to beat them.”
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Meanwhile Ecclestone, who is a fierce critic of the current engine rules, believes Mercedes along with Ferrari now control the sport because they’re able to control the competitiveness of their customer teams.
“Mercedes supply four (actually three) of these power units to the smaller teams and obviously they supply them with a lot less power than they have in their own cars. So you’ve got rid of four teams already,” he added.
“So all we’ve got really and truly is Mercedes and Ferrari – I hope – racing each other.”
