Formula One: Red Bull faces engine limit crisis




Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo finished sixth at the Bahrain Grand Prix last weekend but not before the engine exploded into a huge cloud of white smoke as he crossed the chequered flag. It was the third engine failure this year that too in just four races. The Formula One 2015 rules restrict each constructor to just four engines for the entire season. So now Red Bull is left with just one engine for the next 14 races.

Red Bull faces engine limit crisis

Red Bull faces engine limit crisis

“We are now on our engine limit”, said Horner, “That is three engines in four races.” Christian Horner however seemed to refrain himself from accusing his team’s engine supplier Renault for this. Daniel Ricciardo on the other hand was quiet elated with this sixth place finish. “I drove well, but it was a bit of a lonely sixth place”, he said, “There was a lot of smoke at the end so it didn’t look great! But the bright side is I just got over the line, but literally out of the last corner I saw smoke everywhere”.

Daniel Kvyat made it to the end of the race with the car intact at Bahrain Grand Prix but had a similar engine blow-out in the previous race at the Chinese Grand Prix. Red Bull had earlier threatened to quit the sport all together due to the poor result of the ‘underpowered’ Renault engines.

Renault had predicted for the Bahrain Grand Prix that the reliability problems that hit Red Bull and Toro Rosso in the Chinese Grand Prix may repeat itself at Bahrain and that is exactly what has happened. Renault’s F1 chief Cyril Abiteboul said that Renault had taken reliability gambles in its push for more power and performance. Red Bull and Renault have the price now and it has become a serious matter of concern. This may result in Red Bull making their way out of the Formula One business in haste. It remains to be seen what options Red Bull consider going forward from here.

Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Anjan K Merkap

Author:

Cricket

US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti enjoys gully cricket in Jaipur

US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti enjoys gully cricket in Jaipur

Posted by: Vikram Kamboj on February 4th, 2024

Jaipur, 04 February 2024: US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti was in the pink city on Saturday where the Ambassador dropped by Rajasthan Royals’ home stadium ..

Football

LALIGA Concludes ‘Extra Time’ Webinar Series

LALIGA Concludes ‘Extra Time’ Webinar Series

Posted by: Pooja Kamboj on May 16th, 2024

Continuing to work alongside stakeholders from the sports fraternity, LALIGA, the world’s largest football ecosystem, brought the curtains down on this se ..

Tennis

Leander Paes inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame

Leander Paes inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame

Posted by: Vikram Kamboj on December 19th, 2023

Former doubles world No. 1 Leander Paes was recently elected to receive the Ultimate Honor in Tennis – induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame &# ..

F1

Life Lessons learned from Sports & Fitness #TOSBDay

Life Lessons learned from Sports & Fitness #TOSBDay

Posted by: Vikram Kamboj on September 26th, 2016

Held on Sept 1st, The Outstanding Speakers’ Bureau (TOSB) Twinterview consisted of sports panelists such as Mark Gallagher (Public Speaker on F1 race), Shayam ..

Boxing

Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker set for huge showdown

Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker set for huge showdown

Posted by: Vikram Kamboj on February 15th, 2018

It looks like it will be a scintillating couple of months for fans of elite boxing. There is the prospect of the rematch between Gennady Golovkin and Saul ‘Ca ..

Other Sports

The 2023-24 Season of the Los Angeles Clippers: A Mid-Season Review

The 2023-24 Season of the Los Angeles Clippers: A Mid-Season Review

Posted by: Vikram Kamboj on February 15th, 2024

As the 2023-24 NBA season approaches the All-Star break, the Los Angeles Clippers have emerged as a formidable force in the Western Conference, showcasing their ..

One stop guide to all the latest sports news, reviews, opinions, fixtures and live scores from India and around the world.

Copyright © 2024 | The Sports Mirror