Red Bull’s troubles seemed to have carried over from Jerez, as Sebastian Vettel struggled to get up to speed in the troubled RB10 on Wednesday. Two weeks after the Jerez ...
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Red Bull, Renault deny F1 split rumours
Red Bull and Renault have denied rumours the reigning world champions could split. Together, after Sebastian Vettel won the last nine grands prix of 2013, Red Bull and Renault are ...
Read More »Red Bull supplier Renault admits early 2014 ‘problem’
Renault, engine supplier to reigning world champions Red Bull, has admitted it has kicked off F1’s radical new V6 era with a significant problem. “Obviously we do (have a problem),” ...
Read More »‘Newey is king’ even in engine formula – Renault
Renault has played down expectations F1 will become a mere ‘engine formula’ with the new rules of 2014. It is widely believed that if one manufacturer – such as Mercedes ...
Read More »2012 alternator gremlin not returned – Renault
Red Bull designer Adrian Newey this week said he didn’t know if the team’s alternator problems of 2012 have now resurfaced. After Mark Webber’s retirement in India, obvious questions were ...
Read More »Renault chief thinks 2014 cars to be faster
Renault chief Remi Taffin does not think the cars will lose much of their speed as F1 moves from V8 to V6 power next year. “I don’t think we’ll lose ...
Read More »Marko denies mapping saga hurting new Red Bull pace
Dr Helmut Marko has played down suggestions a clampdown on Renault’s intended engine mapping solution for 2013 has hurt the performance of the new Red Bull. “Rubbish!” the team’s outspoken ...
Read More »Mateschitz wants Renault to dump alternator supplier
Red Bull wants Renault to dump its alternator supplier. The reigning champions have been dogged by a recurring reliability problem in 2012, which cost Sebastian Vettel victory at Valencia and ...
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