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Originally Posted by five_timer
This is my 30th year of watching F1. The last time this kind of year-after-year domination occurred was with the Schumacher-era Ferrari. And even then, it was only 3 dominant seasons out of 5 WCs. Even Red Bull with Vettel didn't have this kind of domination, as 2 of his 4 WCs saw a close fight with other teams.
This year is starting like it's the 6th consecutive season of Mercedes domination. WTF happened to the formula that would result in teams rising and falling?
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Agreed, this level of consistent WDC/WCC points, and time delta domination is unprecedented in F1. Merc led by 7/10ths in Q3 last year in Melbourne as well! Only reason Ferrari won was because they got lucky with a safety car lottery.
The difference then was that Ferrari knew what the issue was last year and had solutions already going into Bahrain- new floor & bargeboards if I recall. This time rumors are that the issue is more systemic in power unit/MGU-K.