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Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, has praised Renault for its efforts that went into the vastly improved power unit used since the Monaco Grand Prix. The new engine went through a real test in the power track of Montreal and it proved to be a big step forward which makes Red Bull hopeful for the remainder of the season.
I'm also a bit surprised that there were any news or something like that in the (social) media over the Weekend (except a short Video from RIC where it has been mentioned by RBR that they did a filming day).nevill3 wrote:I have just found out that Red Bull stayed over in Barcelona for a filming day after the pre season tests were completed, does anybody have any interesting gossip on this?
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/123226RED BULL CHASING THIRD WITH 'MASTERPIECE'
While Renault's progress with its power unit will define Red Bull Racing's season, Mateschitz paid credit to Adrian Newey and the team's new RB12 chassis.
"Though the powertrain is basically the same as last year, I got the impression that Renault is pushing hard with new people in responsible roles," he said.
"They show passion, a very professional attitude and a desire for success
"The new RB12 is one of the best ever cars we put on track, it's a masterpiece by Adrian and his team.
"Our target has to become third in the rankings behind the two factory teams and beat the customer teams with those engines."
Mateschitz expects Toro Rosso to join them in the top half of the field.
"They have got an excellent car too," he added.
"They should battle for fourth to sixth in the constructors' championship though their engine won't get an upgrade this season."
Both of Mateschitz's teams' customer contracts expire at the end of the 2016 season and he repeated his stance that engine supply could drive Red Bull away from F1.
"Everything right now is pretty open," he said.
"We definitely will not fight for fifth in the next five years.
"If we don't get a competitive engine after 2016 we have no choice but to consider our future.
"F1 is not the Tour de France, and we will for sure not play a supporting cast role."
djos wrote:He's right tho, this b.s. With some customer teams getting works engines because they can't build a decent chassis and others getting 2nd rate engines because they can has to stop.
I want to see teams like RedBull and Williams being competitive even if they don't have a works engine deal.
Your assessment was retrospective.djos wrote:Williams have been ignored for updates on a number of occasions now and my understanding is that they are now just regular customers as of this year.
I think its time Red Bull left F1 , when they had off throttle engine running to energize the diffuser they defended their advantage to death. Now they are bashing Ferrari and Mercedes and threaten to leave F1.FrukostScones wrote:So Mateschitz is threatening to leave again if the power balance doesn't shift to his favor.
What did he get last time?
A nice Renault engine he has to pay for.
An advantage fia wanted to ban mid-season and only lasted in true form for 1 year.FLuidd wrote: when they had off throttle engine running to energize the diffuser they defended their advantage to death.