If you were Mercedes, would you stop giving McLaren engines?

fogclimber19984mo ago

Mercedes AMG HPP benefits by getting PU data from their customer teams, and McLaren is the strongest of them. I feel this is a good relationship for both teams.

kyle.archer5mo ago

Mercedes chiefs will not like it if McLaren are again able to usurp the Silver Arrows, despite being an engine customer, under the 2026 regulations. The question for McLaren would then be, do they mirror Red Bull are start building their own power unit, or look to buy from Audi, Cadillac or even Red Bull as Ferrari would not be an option.

aaditya.krishnamurthy5mo ago

It's not as clear cut. Mercedes are a supplier team, and great deal of their profits come from these engine supplying agreements. If they didn't want rivals benefitting from their work, they shouldn't have gotten into the Power Unit business