Mercedes technical director James Allison believes reliability will be the key factor in deciding which way the F1 **** le race swings over the second half of the season.
Kimi Antonelli leads the drivers' championship by 50 points with a scheduled 12 rounds remaining, with Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton his closest challenger and George Russell a further five points back.
Mercedes, meanwhile, have a 72-point lead in the constructors' championship over Ferrari as Formula 1 returns this weekend with the final iteration of the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort.
Allison, who leads Mercedes's power unit programme and has now been at the team for a decade, believes that the potential cost of losing a maximum of 25 points with a mechanical failure is more significant than updates over the remaining weekends.
"Everyone naturally focuses on upgrades because they're visible and they're exciting, but reliability may end up having a much bigger impact on the championship," Allison told Mercedes' Nu Silver Arrows Radio Show.
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Kimi Antonelli leads the drivers' championship by 50 points with a scheduled 12 rounds remaining, with Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton his closest challenger and George Russell a further five points back.
Mercedes, meanwhile, have a 72-point lead in the constructors' championship over Ferrari as Formula 1 returns this weekend with the final iteration of the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort.
Allison, who leads Mercedes's power unit programme and has now been at the team for a decade, believes that the potential cost of losing a maximum of 25 points with a mechanical failure is more significant than updates over the remaining weekends.
"Everyone naturally focuses on upgrades because they're visible and they're exciting, but reliability may end up having a much bigger impact on the championship," Allison told Mercedes' Nu Silver Arrows Radio Show.
#believes #leads #james
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