Red Bull confirmed their impressive record at this track in the second session when Daniil Kvyat topped the timings with Daniel Ricciardo third.
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“For any manufacturer to start from scratch and to build a competitive engine you are talking two to three years”.
Red Bull Racing have also faced a power unit dilemma this year, and look to be splitting from their long-term association with Renault, following team owner Dietrich Mateschitz’s comments to Speedweek earlier this week, where he said a split was confirmed “a few weeks ago”.
The survival of the Lotus Formula One team remains in considerable doubt but they have been given another week’s breathing space in the form of a second and final adjournment in their court case with HMRC concerning unpaid income tax and national insurance.
Remarkably, it was the first time this season Red Bull had topped the time sheets in any qualifying session, a far cry from 2010-13 when they won four championships in a row and totally dominated the sport.
“If it gets us a better chance to win, I don’t really care what it is at this stage”. The British-based team have a contract with Renault for next year, but it appears unlikely their fractured partnership will last beyond this season.
The only question still to be answered is will it end this year or at the next of 2016 when their current Red Bull deal expires.
“It’s a bit of a coincidence, Seb and I, and hopefully we can have a good race tomorrow”, he added, before admitting that the lack of performance by Mercedes had been unexpected.
The slow, tight street circuit should suit Red Bull and while Ricciardo was unsure if they could keep up with the dominant Mercedes’, he did expect to challenge Ferrari for a spot on the podium. If we have no engine, you can not push the auto . It’s a long race and we will have to be patient.
“Today’s result backs up the confidence I and the team had coming here”.
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“There was no sense in working together any more”. As a outcome of the crystal ball’s shadiness, we’ll refer to what happened behind closed doors at Vee-Dub during the automaker’s most recent Formula 1 talks.
