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Red Bull could quit F1 if Renault has no competitive engine

Red Bull will quit Formula One if engine supplier Renault doesn't manage to build 'a competitive' engine, according to company owner Dietrich Mateschitz. Hoch Zwei/Corbis/AP Images 'We'll only stay in Formula One if we have a competitive team, and we need a competitive power unit for that,' Mateschitz told the Austria Press Agency on Thursday. '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 didn't mention a timeframe for improvement by the French manufacturer, whose contract runs until the end of 2016. 'The problem is, we can't control it,' the Austrian billionaire said, ruling out...
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