Brown: “If we raced in Las Vegas today, Mercedes would be the favorite. But Red Bull has an impressive engine”

McLaren defends title Regulatory revolutions in Formula 1 may reshuffle the hierarchies, fueling the hopes of smaller teams to close the gap with the top teams. New rules mean blank sheets of paper, different interpretations and the possibility of finding innovative solutions, capable of breaking the bank. Brown’s words “It seems that the four best teams will still be there, but it is still difficult to know in what order”, this is the American’s comment. “If we were racing in Las Vegas today, Mercedes would be the favorites right now, but there’s still a long way to go. And then we haven’t seen Williams yet and we don’t know where they are, while Aston Martin only took to the track at the end.” The Californian tries to free himself from the role of favorite, a burden linked to the role of reigning champions, moreover with the Mercedes power unit, considered to be the most competitive: “But the Red Bull engine was very powerful. I think everyone was pleasantly surprised. I would prefer them not to be so competitive, but I am impressed by what they did, because they got out on the track, they clocked up a lot of kilometers and they seem very competitive.”