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Red Bull: 'We can close gap with aero improvements'

Red Bull aren't simply waiting for Renault to find extra performance from its hybrid-V6 power unit to help close the gap to leaders Ferrari and Mercedes. The team believe they can close that gap, or at least the majority of it, through aerodynamic development alone. Head of aerodynamics, Dan Fallows, knows the deficit is mainly down to the Renault power unit - an issue which has caused great tension between the two companies to the point both have threatened to quit. However he believes they have the ability to outdevelop their rivals on the chassis side to make up a portion of the roughly eight-tenth performance gap. "Everybody knows where our major deficit is but frankly, why we're...
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