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Mateschitz criticises Mercedes-Ferrari duopoly
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Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz warns that Mercedes and Ferrari’s current domination “is not doing any good to F1”, while issuing another thinly-veiled threat quit if his team can not compete at the front. After claiming four consecutive championship doubles using Renault V8 engines from 2010-13, Red Bull has slipped down the pecking order in the 1.6-litre V6 turbocharged era and is coming off its first winless season since 2008. The energy drinks giant spent most of last year trying to secure another power supply and actually approached Mercedes and Ferrari, only to be met with a refusal on both occasions. Mateschitz’ comments echo Bernie Ecclestone’s...
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