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Mateschitz: "Red Bull's handicap is a Renault engine"

The Red Bull Formula 1 team saw its sister team Scuderia Toro Rosso beat them once again at the Italian Grand Prix. According to Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz the team's biggest handicap for not being in fourth position in the constructors' championship is the team's engine supplier Renault.

At Red Bull Racing and and Scuderia Toro Rosso they work with the same equipment and Red Bull Technology. But in the last couple of races, to the surprise of most fans, Scuderia Toro Rosso is doing extremely well and fighting for positions with its big brother Red Bull Racing. According to Red Bull owner Mateschitz the biggest problem is the team's engine supplier Renault. "Since a couple of months we have one of the best chassis' in Formula 1. But we also have a handicap, which is the Renault engine," Mateschitz told Austrian newspaper Kleine Zeitung. "Toro Rosso doesn't have that problem with Ferrari engines. That is the reason why Toro Rosso's combination is faster than Red Bull Racing."

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