After struggling to get up to speed in F1’s new V6 era with Renault, Red Bull is beginning to think about alternatives. Dr Helmut Marko has already issued an ultimatum ...
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Relief at Red Bull after giant step in Melbourne
‘7 tenths’. That term must have been music to the ears inside the Red Bull garage late on Friday, after a disastrous winter for the reigning world champions. As the ...
Read More »Newey ‘back to the drawing board’ amid Red Bull crisis
Amid world champion Red Bull’s testing nightmare at Jerez, bigwigs Christian Horner, Adrian Newey, Helmut Marko and the visiting team owner Dietrich Mateschitz all departed southern Spain on Thursday. While ...
Read More »Renault says Jerez absence a setback for Lotus
Not testing at Jerez next week is a setback for Lotus. That is the view of the team’s engine supplier Renault, despite Lotus saying it will not be disadvantaged by ...
Read More »Renault reveals sound of 2014 V6 engine
Renault on Friday revealed a sneak-preview of the sound of its 2014 engine. There have been fears the noise produced by next year’s turbo V6s will be a mere shadow ...
Read More »Renault doubts F1 return for Honda, Toyota
One of F1’s existing engine bosses has questioned rumours Honda and Toyota could be set to re-join the sport in the foreseeable future. Amid strong rumours Honda will become McLaren’s ...
Read More »Engine makers to get extra January test – report
F1’s engine manufacturers have reportedly won the battle for an extra pre-season test for 2014. Apparently against the resistance of some teams, the engine suppliers had argued that – given ...
Read More »V6 to deliver less horse power, eighth gear – Renault
With the sophisticated ‘ERS’ energy recovery systems to complement next year’s V6 engines, F1 is not set to lose much horse power. That is the claim of Rob White, engine ...
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