<b>PLAYING CATCH UP:</b> A report suggest that Mercedes is using Williams as a buffer between it and Ferrari. <i>Image: AP / Rob Griffith</i>
Mercedes is manipulating the balance of power among its customer teams, according to a Spanish media report.
El Pais newspaper said Williams, Lotus and Force India each pay the equivalent of R320-million per season for the team's F1-leading turbo V6 'power unit'.
The report said not everything is equal.
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