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Red Bull: Engine sage revealed insight into rivals

Red Bull has revealed that it gained invaluable insight into what rival Formula 1 engine manufacturers were up to as it pondered a switch of power units last year. While Red Bull bosses worked on chasing down a deal with Mercedes, Ferrari or Honda, engineering staff were given some data about concept and packaging of alternative options. And although Red Bull in the end stuck with Renault, the team's chief designer Rob Marshall says the alternative options did deliver some valuable lessons about where improvements could come. "We were looking at other power units, there is no secret to that," he said during the opening day of pre-season testing at Barcelona in Spain. "We had...
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