Red Bull is reportedly closing on a deal to be equipped with Mercedes engines for the 2011 season.<\/p>\n
The German newspaper TZ reports that the move would involve the currently Mercedes-powered Force India team switching to Red Bull’s current engine supplier Renault.<\/p>\n
Red Bull has been pushing for a Mercedes deal for some time, or minimally an allowance amid the engine development ‘freeze’ to bring the underpowered Renault V8 up to speed.<\/p>\n
The report said Mercedes may be amenable to ending its relationship with Force India due to the Silverstone based team missing scheduled payments.<\/p>\n
It is said that F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone is involved in the negotiations, as McLaren remains in a position to veto Mercedes’ alliances with customer teams.<\/p>\n
Championship leader Mark Webber said on Thursday that the weakness of Red Bull’s otherwise dominant RB6 is its engine power.<\/p>\n
“We know that running on long straights is not a strength of the car and hasn’t been for quite a few years and we know why,” said the Australian.<\/p>\n
“We can still keep up at these tracks, but I think if we had to have 17 races in a championship, we wouldn’t choose Spa and Monza to have races at,” added Webber.<\/p>\n
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