Christian Horner believes that whether or not Red Bull can challenge for the 2017 title is reliant on the engine Renault provide them with. Renault have hinted at a new, more aggressive design for their new engine, which will be completely new for the 2017 season and is expected to bridge the gap to Mercedes. “It’s a brand new engine for this year, a change in philosophy. They’ve had a big winter,” Christian Horner said. “We’re hoping for a step in performance and, if that’s delivered, hopefully we can really be a challenger team this year and give the Mercedes and Ferraris a hard time.” With the abandonment of the token system for engine development, engine manufacturers...
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