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Mercedes chief designer Aldo Costa says it is inevitable power unit performance will even out between manufacturers in the next few years.When the current V6 turbo regulations were introduced in 2014, Mercedes stole a march on its competition and still holds a sizeable advantage over Renault and Honda. Ferrari has closed the gap considerably in the last two years and Costa believes it is only a matter of time before all four manufacturers are capable of delivering similar performance.We have seen the situation was converging in this last three years and we see a lot of activity from the competitors, he said. We think they are closer and closer and we are in a situation where the difference between powertrains is effectively less and less. We think it will still carry on because the formula is a fixed formula and it is inevitable it will have this situation, so yeah, we are going in the correct direction.Earlier this year a new engine agreement was reached with the FIA to keep the same power units until 2020 and encourage performance convergence between manufacturers. Under the agreement, the controversial engine token system will be ditched next year -- effectively lifting restrictions on performance upgrades -- and restrictions on the materials and minimum weights of certain components should prevent excessive development in niche areas.Ferraris new chief technical officer Mattia Binotto, who oversaw the power unit side of the team until his recent promotion, believes it is already hard to distinguish whether Mercedes advantage is actually a result of its power unit or its chassis.Performance-wise, [engine] manufacturers are converging. 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The All Blacks midfield concerns have deepened with the loss of centre George Moala for Saturday nights Bledisloe Cup clash with the Wallabies in Sydney.Impressive against Wales earlier this year, Moala has been ruled out of the Rugby Championship opener at ANZ Stadium after suffering a medial ligament tear at training on Monday.Its another headache for All Blacks coach Steve Hansen, already coming to grips with losing Sonny Bill Williams for the entire campaign due to his Achilles injury at the Rio Olympics sevens last week.After decades of stability, the centres were already shaping as a potential area of rare vulnerability for the top-ranked All Blacks following the retirements of veteran pair Maa Nonu and Conrad Smith after last years successful World Cup defence.Nonu, Smith and Williams boast some 230 Tests of experience and have each won two Rugby World Cups.Since the days of Bruce Robertson, Joe Stanley, Frank Bunce and Tana Umaga through to Smith and Nonu, the All Blacks have always prospered with long-serving centres.Now Hansen is seemingly certain to use the relatively inexperienced international duo of Ryan Crotty and Malakai Fekitoa against Australia, with young rookie Anton Lienert-Brown unlikely to start in the Bledisloe Cup cauldron after being called up as Williams squad replacement.All Blacks assistant coach Ian Foster conceded the Moala setbaack was disappointing.ddddddddddddIts certainly different, isnt it, Foster said.People are sort of used to the Nonu-Smith (combination). Chuck Sonny Bill in there as well.I wouldnt call it vulnerable but Id certainly say we are building combinations.While New Zealands centre stocks are suddenly depleted, Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has the luxury of being able to call upon his World Cup pairing of Matt Giteau and Tevita Kuridrani, or consider any number of other options.Israel Folau, Samu Kerevi, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Rob Horne and Matt Toomua are other competent centres in the Wallabies squad fighting for a starting spot.I dont know whether thats an area theyre going to target or not, Foster said.Theres no hiding the fact that weve got players that are less experienced than guys who have been there in the past.But if look at the guys weve got there, Ryans got a number of Tests under his belt and Malakais the same.Obviously losing George means were short of that option but weve got guys who have played a bit of Test-match rugby and have played over here as well.So whichever way we go, its exciting for us.We know its new, but its something we saw in June. We made good progress in the midfield and now its going to be a next step up. ' ' '