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Red Bull: Catching Mercedes, Ferrari down to Q3 engine modes

Red Bull boss Christian Horner thinks the impetus is now on Renault to unleash better qualifying engine modes if his team is going to challenge Mercedes and Ferrari regularly over the remainder of the year. The Milton Keynes-based outfit has made good gains with its chassis since getting over early-season windtunnel correlation problems. But although its race pace now appears to be as strong as F1's pace-setters, Horner is mindful that its hopes on Sunday afternoons are compromised by it starting too far back – as a consequence of Q3 engine modes that Mercedes and Ferrari drivers are able to employ. "The car is getting stronger and stronger under race conditions, and again it was a...
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