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Mercedes power unit 'looks a good step forward'

The 2016 Mercedes power unit "looks a good step forward" from last year's offering, according to Force India's Andrew Green.

Mercedes has had the dominant power unit since the introduction of new regulations at the start of the 2014 season, winning 32 of the 38 races since the 1.6-litre V6 turbos replaced V8 engines.

With Force India confirming its 2016 car has passed the mandatory crash tests, the team is now focusing on preparing its car for pre-season testing where it will get to run the new Mercedes power unit in anger for the first time, and technical director Green is excited by the improvement he expects.

"It will be interesting to see what Mercedes have brought to the package," Green told F1i. "They keep delivering and this year’s package looks a good step forward. They’ve done us another stellar job and we’re looking forward to bolting that in the back."

Aside from the dominant works outfit, Mercedes will supply three teams in 2016 with Williams and Force India being joined by Manor as power unit customers.

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.