(Eric Vargiolu DPPI for Renault Sport F1)
Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz has reiterated that the
Austrian energy drink company could pull out of Formula One if his teams are
provided with a competitive engine package.
Speaking ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, Mr Mateschitz confirmed
Helmut Marko’s comments that he may pull out of Formula One saying ‘We
will only remain in Formula One if we have a competitive team, and we need a competitive
power unit for that’.
Mateschitz went on to say: ‘if we don’t have one, we can
race with the best car and the best drivers and still have no chance of
competing for victory.’
Mateschitz comments come as Renault Sport F1 have confirmed that
they will have a major power unit upgrade later this season, however by the
time the upgrade comes it may be too late in the season for the French
manufacturer to compete with Mercedes and Ferrari.
Mateschitz has also confirmed that speculation that the
company through Red Bull Technologies will develop their own power unit saying
that they could not justify the investment involved in building and designing
an engine. Infiniti Red Bull Racing won the Constructors championship from 2010
– 2013 while Sebastian Vettel won the Driver’s championship from 2010 – 2013.
Senior insiders at Red Bull Racing have apparently confirmed
that Mateschitz’ threat is a serious one and should not be taken lightly.
© Ben Johnston 2015
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