Christian Horner admits he was shocked by Renault's deficit to Mercedes in terms of performance throughout last year's Championship. Red Bull lost their position as Formula 1's leading team last year as Mercedes emerged as the dominant power. Not only did Red Bull's Renault engine lack reliability but it also failed to match Mercedes' unit for pace. While the Brackley team romped away with the Championship titles, Red Bull dropped to second best with Daniel Ricciardo claiming the team's only three wins of the campaign. "I think the difference to Mercedes was far bigger than we expected it would be," Horner admitted to Autosport. "We feared that there was going to be a...
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