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Newey said no to Mercedes and Ferrari in 2014
Red Bull chief designer Adrian Newey has revealed that he turned down an offer to join Mercedes in 2014. Newey told the BBC that he had been approached by both Mercedes and Ferrari after Red Bull's fortunes abruptly waned following their fourth constructors title the year before. “We had this change in engine regulations in for the 2014 season," Newey recalled. "We’d ended up with this situation where we have a big disparity in power unit performance. "With our particular engine supplier we seemed a bit doomed," he continued. "I got quite depressed about that." Sensing that Newey might be receptive to offers, Red Bull's rivals made contact to see if they...
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