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Horner insists that there is no plan to replace the British-Thai driver for the final races, despite that being an obvious opportunity to give some early mileage to a potential replacement should the decision be made to make a change.<br>Horner noted in Portugal last weekend that Albon had to show signs of progress relative to team mate Max Verstappen in Portugal and "particularly Imola," hinting ...

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With Red Bull pushing hard for F1's engines to be frozen from 2022 so it can take over the Honda project, the other manufacturers will need to support the plan for it to happen.<br>But while Mercedes has already indicated it would welcome the move, Ferrari's current deficit with its power unit would make it less likely to back the idea.<br>The issue of future engine rules is to be discussed during ...

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This season Red Bull has often mirrored the regular Mercedes strategy of opting to give Max Verstappen medium tyres to get out of Q2 and thus for the first stint of the race, but at Portimao the team went for an offset, and gave the Dutchman softs.<br>However Verstappen had a poor first lap that included a collision with Sergio Perez, and had to spend the early part of the race regaining ground on ...

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The team’s development has been nothing short of relentless this year, with new parts arriving at pretty much every race in an effort to rectify both the problem areas that the car originally had whilst also unlocking extra performance.<br><br><br><br><br>At the rear of the car, Red Bull began the season with a very innovative suspension layout. The upper wishbone pickup point had been extended ...

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Albon’s future has been the subject of speculation recently amid struggles to match the pace of teammate Max Verstappen. He currently has 64 points compared to the 147 of the Dutchman.<br>Meanwhile Pierre Gasly’s strong form at AlphaTauri suggested that he might be given a second chance at RBR should Albon be dropped.<br>However Red Bull motor sport chief Helmut Marko hinted recently that the ...

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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said at the recent Eifel GP that the Brackley outfit had switched off development for 2020 to focus on next year's model.<br>That appeared to be reflected at the Nurburgring, where Red Bull brought new parts and the two teams were closer in outright pace than previously.<br>Wolff said that Mercedes had made a "very thoroughly thought through decision" to switch to 2021 ...

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Hoggard won the Award, which also includes a prize of £200,000, after impressing in MSV Formula 2, Ligier LMP3 and Aston Martin GT3 machinery last year.  <br>He completed a day of testing at the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit in one of Aston Martin Red Bull Racing’s RB8s, which won the F1 constructors’ title and drivers’ crown with Sebastian Vettel in 2012. After the 19-year-old ...

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In a bid to get on top of its problems, the Milton Keynes-based outfit has not only been bringing regular scheduled updates but also making direct comparisons on both cars to weed out where it might have gone wrong.<br>As a result, the front wing, an aspect of the car that has always seemed to be one of Red Bull's strengths, has gone through a transformation several times already this ...

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Red Bull is on the lookout for a new power unit supplier after existing partner Honda announced it will be quitting F1 at the end of the 2021 season.<br>Wolff ruled out the possibility of Mercedes supplying Red Bull with power units over the Eifel Grand Prix weekend, leaving Ferrari and Renault as the only other existing manufacturers who could supply engines.<br>Red Bull has said its preferred ...

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With Honda having announced that it is to quit F1 at the end of 2021, Red Bull is having to weigh up what it does for a power supply longer term.<br>While Renault could be forced to supply Red Bull with engines as part of F1’s sporting regulations, the team's motorsport advisor Helmut Marko says that the Milton Keynes outfit is actually eyeing another option.<br>It ...

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Abiteboul acknowledged that the matter might be decided by new Renault CEO Luca de Meo and the Austrian drink company’s boss Dietrich Mateschitz, rather than by their respective representatives in the F1 paddock.<br>The strained relationship between Abiteboul and Red Bull’s Christian Horner and Helmut Marko is seen by observers as a potential stumbling block on the way to a possible reunion ...

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In the wake of an inconclusive coronavirus test for Alex Albon before the weekend, Red Bull's motorsport advisor Helmut Marko says that he talked to Hulkenberg about the possibility of being a stand in.<br>In the end, Albon's retest proved negative before, coincidentally, Hulkenberg was called up by Racing Point the following day after Lance Stroll was taken ill.<br>Speaking to German channel ...

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Ex-Formula 2 racer Sette Camara has been the reserve for the two Red Bull-owned teams this season, and has been present at races.<br>The Brazilian was supposed to be combining the reserve role with a Super Formula programme, but COVID-19 travel restrictions meant that he missed the first two races of the delayed season.<br>He was replaced at the B-Max team by Teppei Natori at Motegi, and by ...

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Albon’s teammate, Max Verstappen, was on provisional pole after the first runs in the final stage of qualifying for the Eifel Grand Prix, initially edging out both Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton.<br>Although Verstappen dropped to third in the final runs, the Dutchman said after the session that some updates on the Red Bull car had offered a “good step forward”.<br>Having struggled ...

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With just three power unit manufacturers set to be on the grid in 2022 and no sign of any newcomers joining the fray, the options appear limited.<br>Given previous uncertainty from both Mercedes and Ferrari to supply Red Bull back in 2015, Honda’s exit meant Renault - the very team Red Bull was so eager to split with five years ago - looked like the most obvious option for the future.<br>But ...

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Eventually, however, the key details of all the designs do emerge – as happened in Russia when Ferrari's latest upgrades were exposed by Sebastian Vettel's qualifying crash.<br>The lack of action on the opening day of the Eifel Grand Prix has meant more time to analyse what the teams are doing in their garage, and that has helped us get a brilliant insight in to an interesting front wing ...

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In the past the two teams have on occasion had different engine partners – most recently in 2018, when Red Bull was still with Renault and the then-Toro Rosso team had already moved to Honda.<br>However the current business model is built around the two teams sharing technology, such as gearboxes and associated rear suspension, and that can only happen if they share the same engine ...

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Honda announced last week that it would be quitting F1 at the end of next year, leaving Red Bull and its sister team AlphaTauri without a power unit supplier.<br>Both teams are now in search of a new engine partner ahead of the 2022 campaign, but appear to have limited options as just three manufacturers remain in F1 supplying engines.<br>Renault has said that it would be open to rekindling a ...

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Red Bull is on the lookout for a new power unit supplier from 2022 after existing partner Honda announced last week that it would be quitting F1 at the end of next year.<br>It has led to suggestions that Red Bull could link back up with Renault, the two parties having ended their partnership in 2018 after a turbulent period.<br>Ricciardo took all seven of his F1 wins while driving a Red ...

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Renault is widely regarded as an obvious option for the two Red Bull-owned teams after Honda stops its F1 programme at the end of 2021.<br>Renault has long supplied customer teams alongside its works outfit, and last year Abiteboul put together a plan based on an ongoing commitment to McLaren.<br>However the focus changed in September after the Woking team announced its plan to return to Mercedes ...

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The Thai driver has faced some difficulties this year getting comfortable with the tricky aerodynamic imbalances that the RB16 has suffered from on occasion.<br>And although he was able to take a breakthrough maiden podium finish at the Tuscan Grand Prix, he is clear that he still needs to extract some more speed from his car – especially in qualifying.<br>Speaking exclusively to Motorsport.com ...

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Both teams are beginning the search for an alternative partner for 2022 after Honda announced on Friday that it will stop its F1 programme at the end of next season.<br>Renault supplied Red Bull from 2007 to 2018, and the two companies won four double World Championships together. However, the relationship soured and ended badly amid some personal animosity between Renault Sport boss Cyril ...

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The news leaves Red Bull searching for a new power unit partner for its two teams, Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri.<br>Who uses Honda engines?<br>After pulling out of the sport at the end of 2008 Honda returned to F1 in 2015, the second year of the current hybrid V6 regulations.<br>The manufacturer initially had an exclusive deal with McLaren, but the relationship got off to a bad start, and never ...

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The Japanese manufacturer announced on Friday that it will conclude its F1 programme at the end of next season in order to focus its resources elsewhere.<br>Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri have both been left looking for a new power unit partner for 2022 and beyond.<br>The news of the loss of Honda comes only a few weeks after both teams signed the new Concorde Agreement, committing them to the ...

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Newly released accounts reveal that the Milton Keynes team spent £237.3m last year, a fall of some £2.3m compared to the 2018 figure of £239.6m. The modest drop followed rises of £33.7m in 2017 and £12.9m in 2018.<br>The numbers reflect the fact last year the team switched from being a paying Renault Sport customer to becoming the works team of Honda, with the change in the commercial terms ...

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