Red Bull

Newey is Red Bull's chief technical officer but his direct F1 responsibility had reduced in recent years as he engaged in other projects, such as the America's Cup and Aston Martin's Valkyrie hypercar, before becoming more involved again when Red Bull made a slow start under F1's new high-downforce regulations in 2017.<br>Red Bull motorsport advisor Marko said the team's switch from Renault to ...

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Last year Toro Rosso drivers Pierre Gasly and Brendon Hartley often took Honda engine penalties because it wanted to accelerate the Japanese manufacturer's development schedule.<br>With Red Bull switching to Honda engines this season, and its new supplier yet to provide definitive on-track proof it has the performance and reliability to mount a title challenge, a similar strategy would be much ...

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Verstappen and Ricciardo were broadly equal in their time together at Red Bull from early 2016 to the end of last year, although Verstappen enjoyed a more impressive 2018 campaign overall. <br>He matched Ricciardo, who has moved to Renault for 2019, with two races wins but scored a further nine podiums and Marko believes Verstappen established himself as a "clearly" better driver.<br>“There is ...

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After all-but-one of its 14 seasons with Renault power, Red Bull has switched to Honda for this season after ending an increasingly acrimonious relationship with its title-winning former partner.<br>Red Bull has talked up Honda since inking a two-year deal in the middle of 2018, declaring it had surpassed Renault before the end of the season.<br>The team's motorsport advisor Dr Helmut Marko ...

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Red Bull is switching to Honda engines next year after its junior team’s successful first campaign with the Japanese manufacturer in 2018. <br>Toro Rosso has traditionally used the same gearbox internals from Red Bull Technology, but a different casing because it has not wanted to wait to finalise and sign off its gearbox and rear suspension. <br>As both teams will run Honda engines next they ...

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Red Bull’s belief in its ability to create the best car often led to criticism of engine supplier Renault, which has struggled in comparison to rivals under the hybrid regulations. This season can be seen as somewhat of a transitional year for Red Bull then, as it makes the switch to full-factory Honda power for 2019, a move which it hopes will truly catapult the team into a three-way battle for ...

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After weeks of discussions, Ricciardo was expected to sign a new contract with the Milton Keynes-based squad shortly after the Hungarian Grand Prix at the end of July.<br>But the Australian opted instead to join Renault and caught Horner and Red Bull motorsport boss Helmut Marko by surprise when he informed them of his decision.<br>“We looked at it and I think we did everything that we possibly ...

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The writing was already on the wall on September 15, 2017. It was on that day when Toro Rosso confirmed its switch from Renault to Honda engines for the 2018 season, in what was the first step that paved the way for Red Bull to follow suit a year later.<br>The animosity between the energy drinks giant and the French engine manufacturer had been public for a while after Renault had failed to ...

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The energy drinks company took over Jaguar's works entry for the 2005 F1 season and blossomed into the dominant force from 2010-13, winning four consecutive drivers' and constructors' titles.<br>Red Bull has been reduced to a sporadic race winner in the V6 turbo-hybrid era that began in 2014, but will switch from being a Renault engine customer to having de facto works Honda status for 2019 in a ...

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Although the Red Bull-Renault partnership produced four consecutive Formula 1 title doubles between 2010 and 2013, more recently there was high tension amid criticism from the Milton Keynes-based team about power unit performance and reliability.<br>Red Bull has elected to switch to Honda engines for 2019, leaving Renault supplying just itself and McLaren next year, but the French car manufacturer ...

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Red Bull scored four grand prix victories this year, and for the first time in the hybrid era the Milton Keynes-based team earned a pole position at a track other than Monaco, when Daniel Ricciardo took the top spot in Mexico.<br>“I think RB14 has been a very strong car,” Horner told Motorsport.com. “I think arguably it’s been the strongest chassis of the season.<br>"If you were to ...

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After sweeping four consecutive F1 title doubles from 2010 to 2013, the V6 turbo-hybrid engines that arrived in 2014 reduced Red Bull to a bit-part player.<br>It has opted to part company with long-time engine supplier Renault and join forces with Honda, which rebuilt its reputation with Red Bull's junior team Toro Rosso this year after its poor 2015-2017 spell with McLaren.<br>Brawn, who ran ...

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Ricciardo and Verstappen had almost three full seasons together at Red Bull following the young Dutchman’s promotion to the senior team after four races in 2016.<br>Though the duo had some intense on-track moments together, like battling for what turned out to be victory in the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix and crashing spectacularly in Azerbaijan this year, they got on very well ...

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Speaking on a special farewell Red Bull podcast after the 2018 season, his last with the team before switching to Renault next year, Ricciardo picked out 2015 as one of his most significant memories. Having come to prominence in 2014 by winning three races in his first season with Red Bull and besting four-time world champion teammate Sebastian Vettel, Ricciardo suffered a tougher sophomore ...

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Speaking on a special farewell Red Bull podcast after the 2018 season, his last with the team before switching to Renault next year, Ricciardo picked out 2015 as one of his most significant memories. Having come to prominence in 2014 by winning three races in his first season with Red Bull and besting four-time world champion teammate Sebastian Vettel, Ricciardo suffered a tougher sophomore ...

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To mark Ricciardo’s last outing for Red Bull in Abu Dhabi, the crew held a guard of honour for him as he walked from the team hospitality building to the garage before the race. On the slowing down lap of the grand prix, Horner gave a heartfelt tribute on the radio, with an emphasis on the seven victories and “good times” that they shared. “He’s been a pleasure to have in the team ...

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To mark Ricciardo’s last outing for Red Bull in Abu Dhabi, the crew held a guard of honour for him as he walked from the team hospitality building to the garage before the race. On the slowing down lap of the grand prix, Horner gave a heartfelt tribute on the radio, with an emphasis on the seven victories and “good times” that they shared. “He’s been a pleasure to have in the team ...

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Gasly will step up to the Red Bull senior team after one full season with its junior outfit Toro Rosso, having been picked to replace Renault-bound Daniel Ricciardo. The 22-year-old had to wait to earn Red Bull's faith in F1 after being placed in Super Formula for 2017 following his 2016 GP2 Series title success, but has now been fast-tracked to partner Max Verstappen in 2019. Red Bull ...

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Ticktum, who finished runner-up in European F3 to Mick Schumacher and secured a dominant second Macau Grand Prix win this year, has been long regarded as the programme's likeliest next F1 driver. He did not have the sufficient superlicence points to graduate in 2019, however, and will forgo moving to the next step in FIA's junior ladder – FIA F2 – in favour of a Super Formula switch with ...

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Political issues with Renault meant that Red Bull agreed not to use the French manufacturer's name from 2016, and was thus able to sell the rights to TAG Heuer. Although the Swiss firm can no longer brand the engine, it has extended its deal to be Red Bull Racing's official timekeeper and watch partner until 2021. According to the team, "the relationship will evolve in the years to come" ...

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The Australian made the shock decision after the Hungarian Grand Prix to reject an offer to extend his stay with Red Bull in favour of switching to Renault for 2019. Ricciardo moves away from Red Bull after joining its junior programme ahead of the 2008 season, and having raced for its senior F1 team since 2014. His last formal day in the team’s factory started with a ride on drift bikes ...

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Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo won two races each in 2018 and Verstappen scored more points than anyone except world champion Lewis Hamilton after the summer break and should have recorded back-to-back wins in Mexico and Brazil. Red Bull will switch to Honda engines next year in pursuit of the power and reliability it believes it needs to fight for world championships for the first time in ...

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Formula 2 frontrunner Albon inked a deal to race for the Nissan e.dams team in Formula E because he lacked F1 options for next year, but has been able to extract himself from that deal to sign for Toro Rosso instead. Albon was a Red Bull Junior when he made his car-racing debut in 2012 but was dropped after a tough first year in Formula Renault. In a Red Bull interview, he said he almost ...

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Red Bull had pinned its hopes on a good race in Mexico, because the high altitude closed the gap between Renault and the main opposition. However, the team was competitive at most venues in the last part of the season, suggesting that the its chassis development had outpaced that of Mercedes and Ferrari. "This sport is so confusing at times," said Ricciardo. "Even Brazil I was amazed at the ...

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The Aussie will make one final start for the Red Bull outfit in Abu Dhabi before heading to Renault, ending an era of support from the Austrian energy drink giant that dates back to 2008. In a revealing piece penned for The Players' Tribune ahead of his Red Bull farewell, Ricciardo admitted that, while excited about his switch to Renault, he's expecting this weekend to be an emotional ...

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