Motorsport Week continues its team-by-team mid-season Formula 1 review with Red Bull, which has had another season of triumphs mixed with frustrations. Red Bull recognised the 2017 regulations as an opportunity but initial correlation problems skewered its prospects, and it took until mid-season to recover, after which it was able to compete for wins. It targeted a stronger start this year and has thus avoided spending the year playing catch-up, though it remains at a disadvantage to Ferrari and Mercedes – the deficit of which it firmly dumps on Renault’s shoulders. It is simply not as quick in qualifying – owing to the lack of boost modes – and that has usually...
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