- 30 Jan 16, 01:44#439227
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ESPNF1:
Red Bull's chief technical officer Adrian Newey is expecting his team to lose more ground to rivals Mercedes and Ferrari this year as a result of Formula One's "unhealthy" engine situation.
Red Bull will continue with Renault-built power units this season despite approaching Mercedes, Ferrari and Honda last year in search of a new supply deal. Its advances were knocked back by the three other engine manufactures, forcing it to settle for Renault engines branded by watch manufacturer TAG Heuer.
Newey believes the advantage Mercedes and Ferrari hold over Renault means Red Bull will struggle to compete regardless of how good its chassis is.
"Our hope for 2016 is to just maintain that gap but with Ferrari and Mercedes expected to step up, towards the end of the year we might be further behind than we were last year," he told The Hindu newspaper while watching his son race in the MRF Challenge in India.
Newey argues F1 success is currently too dependent on engine performance and Mercedes' and Ferrari's unwillingness to supply engines to their rivals is harming the sport.
"It is important to find the right balance between the chassis, engine and the driver for the sport to be competitive, but right now the engine is dominating, which is unhealthy. Cosworth came with a winning engine in 1967 that was exclusively for use by the Lotus team. It became very clear that the engine was going to be dominant.
"Then, Lotus agreed to waive its exclusivity to allow others to use it for the good of the sport. Unfortunately, that sort of attitude doesn't seem to exist any more. If the sport is not healthy, what's the point in winning?"
Newey says Red Bull's period of dominance between 2010 and 2013 was not the same as Mercedes' current superiority.
"Though we managed to win four titles, in 2010 and 2012 the battle went down till the last race. With aero and chassis it is out on view, people can see designs, understand and copy. But with the engine formula you can't see your competitor's engine. The only way to catch up is with huge investments and people moving. Ferrari improved from 2014 to 2015 but it cost a lot and needed people from Mercedes."
Red Bull's chief technical officer Adrian Newey is expecting his team to lose more ground to rivals Mercedes and Ferrari this year as a result of Formula One's "unhealthy" engine situation.
Red Bull will continue with Renault-built power units this season despite approaching Mercedes, Ferrari and Honda last year in search of a new supply deal. Its advances were knocked back by the three other engine manufactures, forcing it to settle for Renault engines branded by watch manufacturer TAG Heuer.
Newey believes the advantage Mercedes and Ferrari hold over Renault means Red Bull will struggle to compete regardless of how good its chassis is.
"Our hope for 2016 is to just maintain that gap but with Ferrari and Mercedes expected to step up, towards the end of the year we might be further behind than we were last year," he told The Hindu newspaper while watching his son race in the MRF Challenge in India.
Newey argues F1 success is currently too dependent on engine performance and Mercedes' and Ferrari's unwillingness to supply engines to their rivals is harming the sport.
"It is important to find the right balance between the chassis, engine and the driver for the sport to be competitive, but right now the engine is dominating, which is unhealthy. Cosworth came with a winning engine in 1967 that was exclusively for use by the Lotus team. It became very clear that the engine was going to be dominant.
"Then, Lotus agreed to waive its exclusivity to allow others to use it for the good of the sport. Unfortunately, that sort of attitude doesn't seem to exist any more. If the sport is not healthy, what's the point in winning?"
Newey says Red Bull's period of dominance between 2010 and 2013 was not the same as Mercedes' current superiority.
"Though we managed to win four titles, in 2010 and 2012 the battle went down till the last race. With aero and chassis it is out on view, people can see designs, understand and copy. But with the engine formula you can't see your competitor's engine. The only way to catch up is with huge investments and people moving. Ferrari improved from 2014 to 2015 but it cost a lot and needed people from Mercedes."
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