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While Pat Symonds isn’t surprised by the performance Mercedes has produced from its power unit in the V6 hybrid era, he admits he didn’t anticipate its rivals to continue to trail for so long in Formula 1.

Formula 1 chief technical officer Pat Symonds has opened up on the fightback from leading teams about the planned 2021 rules shake-up but underlined the need for change to keep the sport healthy and attractive to both existing and new fans.

Pat Symonds explains how Michael Schumacher led a new era of Formula 1 drivers when he worked as his race engineer at Benetton and feels the seven-time world champion’s legacy changed the sport.

Formula 1’s Chief Technical Officer Pat Symonds says Mercedes’ long-standing problems with tyre management is being exposed by the closer performance levels between its front-running rivals, while he has also questioned the team’s recent strategy calls.

Williams confirms a number of engineering changes ahead of the 2014 F1 season

In the wake of its abject start to the F1 2011 World Championship campaign, Virgin Racing has announced that it has parted company with technical director Nick Wirth to 'take greater control of its own destiny'

Renault F1 has agreed to pay 'substantial damages' to Nelsinho Piquet and his father for having defamed the pair in accusing them of making 'false allegations' about the infamous 'Singapore-gate' race-fixing scandal

Having left F1 with his tail between his legs in the wake of the 'Singapore-gate' race-fixing scandal, Nelsinho Piquet admits countryman Felipe Massa has still not forgiven him for the incident the Ferrari star believes cost him the 2008 world championship crown

Having proven unsuccessful in his endeavour to rejoin the grand prix grid with Serbian outfit Stefan GP this year, reports claim former F1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve is trying again for 2011 with his own team - and 'Singapore-gate' villains Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds...

Flavio Briatore has 'effectively been deleted from the world of motorsport' in the wake of Renault's 'Singapore-gate' scandal, contends BBC F1 commentator Martin Brundle - and even though the Italian has 'done a lot of good things' for the sport, his former driver expects that he won't be

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