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Why Red Bull believes it can break F1’s hybrid-era cycle

For the past four seasons Red Bull has come on strong in the final races – but only after starting from a low bar. This year, team principal Christian Horner tells Ben Anderson, it’s ready to come tearing out of the blocks…

Crazy to think it's been almost a decade since Red Bull last won a world championship in Formula 1, but such has hybridisation skewed the picture against the team that dominated the latter part of F1's V8 era.

In the early days, circa 2014-16, the inadequacy of Red Bull's customer Renault engines provided a clear excuse. But since 2017 the picture has become somewhat fuzzier. Rule changes back then were designed to tip the scales back towards aerodynamic advantage, playing to Red Bull's traditional strengths, but still it wasn't enough to overcome the odds.

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