Hamilton got a fresh engine which has only been used in 2 races so far (Brazil & Saudi)
Ah yeah that's true. Knowing that they were going to do this, I guess there must have been some reason as to why RB couldn't do the same. Like Hamilton they would have literally been coasting past everyone else on the straights in Brazil with DRS.
Mercedes engines have a much more siginificant power drop-off throughout their lifespan than the Honda units apparently. The word from the Red Bull folks is that they wouldn't see much performance improvement from a fresh engine relative to the currently fitted ones.
Ah yeah that's true. Knowing that they were going to do this, I guess there must have been some reason as to why RB couldn't do the same. Like Hamilton they would have literally been coasting past everyone else on the straights in Brazil with DRS.