Mercedes found more power for title fight - Newey

Mercedes must have found more power to nudge ahead of championship rivals Red Bull in Hungary.

That is the view of Red Bull-Honda technical boss and renowned Formula 1 designer Adrian Newey, who said after qualifying: "We've got the same power as we had before.

"Mercedes must have found a few kilowatts."

Although Toto Wolff had said earlier that Mercedes' 2021 development program had ended, an upgrade package was added to the black car at Silverstone.

"The upgrades didn't necessarily increase downforce but they did stabilise the car," Wolff said in Hungary.

Hungary pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton admitted he was surprised to be faster than his championship rival Max Verstappen in Hungary.

"We thought we closed the gap a little . . .