Red Bull could quit F1 involvement

Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz has confirmed his company would pull the plug on their F1 involvement if his teams can’t access a “competitive engine”.

In the latest warning from the former world champions in the wake of their uncompetitive start to the 2015 season, Mateschitz has reaffirmed comments first made by his advisor Helmut Marko after the Australian GP that the team would consider withdrawing if they became “totally dissatisfied” with F1.

Mateschitz’s subsequent intervention into the matter, and his citing of the need for a “competitive” power unit, undoubtedly serves to ramp up the pressure on engine suppliers Renault, who have already come under heavy fire from Red Bull for their underperforming engine this season.

“We’ll only stay in Formula 1 if we have a competitive team, and we need a competitive power unit for that,” Mateschitz, the co-owner of the Red Bull company, told the Austria Press Agency.