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Friday form guide: Merc/Red Bull intrigue deepens

Early forecasts suggested Pirelli's new rubber would enhance Mercedes' prospects, but as Mark Hughes explains, the numbers appear to contradict that - at least at first glance

Coming into what's quite possibly the most intriguing, politically-loaded weekend of the year, with the story of the championship apparently poised on the pivot of whether the abolition of the steel-belted Pirellis has altered the competitive picture, the answer is... not clear!

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