Realistic Expectations for Red Bull in 2016 Formula 1 Season

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Published: February 9, 2016

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One of his staunchest allies may be helping to turn Red Bull Racing's fortunes around, but chief technical officer Adrian Newey isn't expecting any miracles ahead of the 2016 Formula One season.

Having tried and failed to secure an engine-supply deal with Mercedes, Ferrari and Honda in the closing months of last season—a pursuit of excellence that nearly resulted in the downfall of the Red Bull empire—the team will continue to run Renault power units this year.

Sure, they can give the engine a quirky name in an attempt to distance themselves from the French manufacturer, and, of course, engine expert Mario Illien, a colleague of Newey's from the Leyton House days, has been assisting the development of the powertrain, per GPUpdate.net.



But the simple fact remains that Red Bull's cars, despite the relentless, often distasteful bickering between the two parties since the V6 turbo regulations were implemented in 2014, will still be fitted with Renault engines.

As such, there appears to be a feeling of impending doom at Red Bull; that despite their best and bravest efforts to force change they remain braced for the same old disappointments—so much so that Newey already seems to regard the upcoming season as a write-off.

With Mercedes and Ferrari preparing to engage in direct combat for the world championship, Red Bull, Newey feels, will be Red Bull—operationally flawless with an impeccable chassis design—and Renault will be Renault—unreliable, stubborn, useless.



Not to mention the manufacturer will now be preoccupied with its own team, as Red Bull adviser Dr. Helmut Marko told Austrian publication Salzburg Nachrichten (h/t Motorsport.com's Jonathan Noble) following Renault's takeover of Lotus.

Newey told Motorsport.com's Jonathan Noble: 

I think it is going to be an extremely difficult season fo...
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