Ahead of the return of Formula 1 next weekend, Motorsport Week is delving through some of the key talking points for the second half of the season; here, we take a look at whether Red Bull could play an influential role in the title battle. Mercedes and Ferrari have ruled the roost in 2017, with Red Bull left fighting for scraps. Its high point came in Baku, with Daniel Ricciardo triumphing in an extraordinary Grand Prix, and only in Monaco and Austria have podiums come on merit. Correlation issues between wind tunnel data and on-track results meant the squad was, in its own words, “two-and-a-half months” behind the development curve, and while testing hinted at a subdued...
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