- 03 Feb 14, 01:43#390263Credit to the drinks company, looking back at how they took over an ailing jaguar and turned a team with no success in their short history around in less than 5 years. The right people and drivers made the difference and they had their fun.
Point now which everyone is making is the fact we're in a new era where Redbull as a racing team is exposed more and more as a 'drinks company' because that is what they are. Unless they are planning to open their own engine division (Redbull Power) which is an insane thought to begin with, the era we're in now will always put RB as a 2nd rate team on paper. We only have two first rate F1 teams at the moment which make their own car/engine in-house and have the benefit of foresight and data to work with. Thus, claims of RB the 'drinks company' VS two other candidates who are in line not only with their business model but also in the relevant industry does make that cutting edge difference which RB will never, repeat never be able to make up for.
It's like RB, Monster, Heineken, Tiger, etc were having a championship in which drinks are able to absorb most sugar (and each of them already has a separate chemical division with extensive investment is required to allow for this strange process), Mercedes and Ferrari enters this championship and outsources that chemical division...they then become the 2nd rate team since immediately put themselves in a disadvantage.
RBR could play around with tricks during the aero-era, but the game has changed. Don't be surprised about RB rethinking their existence in F1 in a couple of years if they do not manage to find a dedicated engine manufacturer like McLaren would have with Honda. (and even that is doubtful since Honda will be free to link up with other teams)
Breaking News:Lewis Hamilton has officially overtaken The Fonz in race wins. With 88 races less. Lol(Without a specially built blown diffuser, illegal front wing, preferential treatment)