Damon Hill

And I think basically this equalization mechanism is almost making that element redundant.

It's almost saying if you get too far ahead, we're going to peg you back.

And then it's more –

Is it more a sport then for the drivers because you've equalized the machinery?

And that goes against the DNA of Formula One, but is there not a case to be made saying, yeah, but that's always been what's wrong with F1 and now we're putting it right?

Yeah.

So we've had Red Bull has been measured as one of the FIA's method of measurement as having the strongest internal combustion engine.

That doesn't mean it's the strongest power unit combined, but the strongest internal combustion engine.

Mercedes second and Ferrari third.

And Ferrari is sufficiently far off that it gets two upgrades this season.

Mercedes gets one and Red Bull doesn't get any.

So, yeah, so I think you could have had a scenario in those first few races where the performances were being measured.

Where, for example, Mercedes suspects Ferrari is not showing its full hand and so it doesn't show its full hand.

And so as they're both sort of watching each other, that might be why the Red Bull's been measured as the best.

Yeah.

So were Red Bull naive?

Well, it's possible.

And I think this might be a new element of the competition is you're not only competing driver to driver and the teams competing individually.

But they're competing against the random interference of the regulators and they've gamed it.

So the first race of which you could see if there's any change in performance after they had announced, okay, this is what we found.