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This article was published by Andrew Evans (@Famine) on August 3rd, 2018 in the Formula One category.
I might have missed something but he door at Ferrari and Mercedes was shut? Thinking Kimi will 99% likely retire next year and Bottas haven´t performed that well
Why?? The Gas-Man has been outdriving Heartly nearly every race. Why on earth would RB sign the objectively slower driver??Imo Red Bull Racing should hire Brendon Hartley and not as mentioned Pierre Gasly. Give Brendon a better car because such a Talent like Brendon would be interesting to see what he could achieve in a better car.
Renault not going forward?Step backwards. Renault aint moving forward. Even if Honda stays the same as it is now, Red Bull's superior aero team will at least have them stay 3rd best team. Renault will have to fight with Haas, McLaren, maybe Force India (if they're still around) and the others. There seems to be no solid backmarkers as of now unless you're Williams. I don't see what Ricciardo sees in Renault. Maybe he'll beat Hulk and be able to get a couple 4th or 5th places?
Why?? The Gas-Man has been outdriving Heartly nearly every race. Why on earth would RB sign the objectively slower driver??
Renault not going forward?
In 2016, they finished 9th with 8 points.
In 2017, they finished 6th with 57 points.
In 2018, they’re currently 4th on 82 points.
I’m not saying that RB will catch the likes of Ferrari and Merc next year, but to say that Renault is not moving forward is flat out wrong.
Redbull don’t have an “Aero Team”. Redbull have Adrian Newey, and the man isn’t getting any younger. Over the last few seasons, how many times has Newey attempted to step back from his role at RB, only to be called back because the car sucked and he needed to work his magic to fix it. Once Newey says his final farewell, RB are in trouble.
I might have missed something but he door at Ferrari and Mercedes was shut? Thinking Kimi will 99% likely retire next year and Bottas haven´t performed that well
Adrian Newey is not the only guy who designs the Red Bull aero. Do a little research and you will see, he is however off and on. Even if Renault scores more points than this year, that doesn't mean they're going to overtake Red Bull. They are a factory team already but still fighting for best of the rest. Not really amazing.Why?? The Gas-Man has been outdriving Heartly nearly every race. Why on earth would RB sign the objectively slower driver??
Renault not going forward?
In 2016, they finished 9th with 8 points.
In 2017, they finished 6th with 57 points.
In 2018, they’re currently 4th on 82 points.
I’m not saying that RB will catch the likes of Ferrari and Merc next year, but to say that Renault is not moving forward is flat out wrong.
Redbull don’t have an “Aero Team”. Redbull have Adrian Newey, and the man isn’t getting any younger. Over the last few seasons, how many times has Newey attempted to step back from his role at RB, only to be called back because the car sucked and he needed to work his magic to fix it. Once Newey says his final farewell, RB are in trouble.
Because Brendon has far more experience than Gasly. But in this Season you are absolutely right because Gasly was the faster one. And because of that matter I think Red Bull will sign Gasly. But like I have written above I think Brendon would be the better choice for RB because of his experience.
Even if they don't overtake Redbull it's extremely unlikely Redbull is going to win the world championship before 2021 anyway so from a drivers point of view whats the risk.Adrian Newey is not the only guy who designs the Red Bull aero. Do a little research and you will see, he is however off and on. Even if Renault scores more points than this year, that doesn't mean they're going to overtake Red Bull. They are a factory team already but still fighting for best of the rest. Not really amazing.
Red Bull has enough of it's own money they can match Renault's investment. They probably won't need to because Honda will basically be their works partner. If that's the case I bet Honda brings it's own budget to boost RB. Renault can't match Honda in terms of money, let alone a combo with Red Bull.Even if they don't overtake Redbull it's extremely unlikely Redbull is going to win the world championship before 2021 anyway so from a drivers point of view whats the risk.
Renault have the better post 2021 option, they are reported to be putting more resources to the new regs then any other team, they are a works team and they got the money to high elite staff from other teams, not to mention Redbull lost their likely successor to Newey in Key going to Mclaren.
Renault can match Honda for money in F1 clearly as they have a full team and Honda don't, plus they are a bigger company when you consider the Nissan alliance(keep in mind Nissan is putting Money into Renault with Infiniti).Red Bull has enough of it's own money they can match Renault's investment. They probably won't need to because Honda will basically be their works partner. If that's the case I bet Honda brings it's own budget to boost RB. Renault can't match Honda in terms of money, let alone a combo with Red Bull.
The problem for Honda is that Europe is not important to them. Their market share in Europe is below 2%. and Europe is Formula 1 territory. Meanwhile Renault/Nissan/Mitsubishi/I think Lada too, leads market share in several Euro countries and overall is #2 in Europe, and its growing stronger than others in most of its world markets. Honda's market share is less in Europe than a decade ago, although its gone up a little lately, but its way down the popularity list in all Euro countries, its a small player, and in total size, Renault/Nissan/Mitsu etc is quite a bit larger than Honda, although in motors, I think Honda is #1, but that includes large volumes in small motors, from mowers, garden trimmers to motorbikes.Red Bull has enough of it's own money they can match Renault's investment. They probably won't need to because Honda will basically be their works partner. If that's the case I bet Honda brings it's own budget to boost RB. Renault can't match Honda in terms of money, let alone a combo with Red Bull.
The problem for Honda is that Europe is not important to them. Their market share in Europe is below 2%. and Europe is Formula 1 territory. Meanwhile Renault/Nissan/Mitsubishi/I think Lada too, leads market share in several Euro countries and overall is #2 in Europe, and its growing stronger than others in most of its world markets. Honda's market share is less in Europe than a decade ago, although its gone up a little lately, but its way down the popularity list in all Euro countries, its a small player, and in total size, Renault/Nissan/Mitsu etc is quite a bit larger than Honda, although in motors, I think Honda is #1, but that includes large volumes in small motors, from mowers, garden trimmers to motorbikes.
experience? in F1? both as far as i know, are in there first full season and already Gasly has shown hes got speed and bags of talent. Hartleys got motorsport experience yes...hell hes a Leman winner but what's he done so far in F1 with the same car as Gasly? not much.
experience? in F1? both as far as i know, are in there first full season and already Gasly has shown hes got speed and bags of talent. Hartleys got motorsport experience yes...hell hes a Leman winner but what's he done so far in F1 with the same car as Gasly? not much.