This could go elsewhere but it was such a revealing interview that I think it deserves its own thread (that said, mods - if you disagree, merge with any thread you see fit)
The whole thing is good but the part I want to draw attention to starts from about 39:20 where he assess the competitive position of the Merc engine vs Ferrari and Honda.... and basically he says the only advantage versus Farrari is reliability (and to a lesser extent drivablity). And I interpret what he said about Honda is that he expects them to be as strong and he expects Redbull to Merc's main challenger next year as they are a better team overall than Ferrari and he rates MV very highly.
Interestingly there was no mention of Ferrari's fuel flow issues.... I am not sure of the date when the interview was conducted.
.... everyone makes predictions at this time of year but this guys knows what's up and he is predicting a 3 way battle.... so for me (despite his association with Toto "Ferrari is quicker this week" Wolf), the 3 way battle widely predicted for next year is now beyond just media hype and someone who can speak authoritatively has now come on the record told us that this is what is in store... Roll on 2020.
And like I said, the whole of this interview should be a very interesting for those here who are into the technical side of the sport.
