“Red Bull’s handicap is a Renault engine

At Red Bull Racing 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 Dietrich 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."