Daniel Ricciardo is confident that Red Bull can close the gap on dominant 2014 Formula 1 title winners Mercedes this year. Given Mercedes' level of dominance last season and the restraints of the engine development freeze, many believe the German team will be hard to challenge even in 2015. La Gazzetta dello Sport, for instance, thinks Mercedes is already knocking on the door of the 900 horse power mark. 'Can Renault and Ferrari get to Mercedes' level? It's going to be a very difficult challenge,' Red Bull designer Adrian Newey, who is stepping back from the front line this year, told Sky. Ricciardo, however, was the only driver to challenge Mercedes' otherwise uninterrupted run of...
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