Red Bull expects engine penalties in 2019
Dr Helmut Marko says Red Bull is expecting to take engine penalties in 2019.
The team is confident as it switches from customer Renault power to a new works engine partnership with Honda.
Marko says Honda has already overtaken Renault, but a gap remains to Mercedes and Ferrari.
To close that gap, Honda and Red Bull have agreed that aggressive development this year is necessary.
"There will already be a real qualifying power mode, so the drivers are not always recovering from the start," reports Germany's Auto Motor und Sport.
Marko is hoping it will be enough for a championship challenge.
"We have planned the world title for 2019," he said.
However, with that performance objective, Marko admits that reliability could continue to be an issue.
"We expect to use five engines for the season," he revealed. "But if we plan the punishments wisely, the damage will be small.
"Performance is more important," added Marko.
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guys i hope red bull will not get the same errors that Maclarrion got rid of them after 2 years and going Renault . i hope Red Bull will win and Ferrari as well i am sick of big baby Hampton winning as Bottas to move over
A strong Red Bull car will be great for the sport. It will make the championship battle more intense because they will be there to fill the gap on any Mercedes or Ferrari mistakes thus hopefully carrying on the drivers and constructors championship points battle all the way to the end. This will also put more pressure on the #2 drivers at both Ferrari and Mercedes to maximize their points.
thanks for your comment we will see . Mc Carrion 2 years and that was it . My god see what happens when thay go whit the Reno car .?????