レッドブル、F1撤退の可能性も その理由は?

原因は、2年前には無敵を誇ったレッドブルとその長年のエンジン供給パートナー、ルノーの関係が悪化したこと。
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F1のトップチームとして君臨し、4年連続でワールドチャンピオンに輝いたのがほんの2年前のことなのに、最近のレッドブル・レーシングは競争力の高いエンジンを確保できていない。そして今、すぐにでもエンジンを確保できなければ、レッドブルはF1から撤退しなければならない可能性も出てきた。

この事態は、2年前には無敵を誇ったレッドブルとその長年のエンジン供給パートナー、ルノーの関係が悪化したことにより起きている。F1が先シーズンの開幕前に、それまでのV8エンジンから新たなV6ターボ・ハイブリッドのパワーユニットに変更して以来、ルノーはトラブル多発により王座から転落、代わってメルセデスがその座に就いた。それからもフェラーリはメルセデスのワークス・チームを押し退けようと巻き返しを図っているが、レッドブルとルノーはそうはいかないようだ。

表彰台の中央に上れないというフラストレーションから、両社は互いに責任を擦り付け合うことになり、長年に渡りチームのテクニカルディレクターを務めているエイドリアン・ニューウェイ氏も両社の関係修復は不可能、あるいはその価値がないと思っているようだ。「残念ながら、ルノーとレッドブルの関係はかなり絶望的なものだ。修復が困難なほど悪化しており、レッドブルはエンジンの供給を受けられない」とニューウェイ氏は語っている。

そのため、レッドブルはエンジン供給に関する新たなパートナーを探さなければならなくなったのだが、今のところまだ見つかっていない。タイトル・スポンサーとエンジン・サプライヤーを、現在のインフィニティとルノーから、アストンマーティンとメルセデスに変更するという計画も公算はなくなったようだ。さらに、フォルクスワーゲンから提案されていた買収やエンジン契約の話は、同社のディーゼル車排出ガス不正問題が明るみに出た今、明らかに崩壊してしまった模様。これでレッドブルに残された道は、既存のエンジン・サプライヤーであるフェラーリかメルセデスと契約をまとめるしかないわけだが、両社とも最大のライバルの1つであるレッドブルにエンジンを供給するつもりはないらしい。

ホンダ・エンジンはと言えば、今シーズン、マクラーレンが証明したように、速さが足りないという問題がある。となると、もはやレッドブルの頼るところはない。そして、もし来シーズンまでにエンジンを供給してくれるパートナーが見つけられなかった場合、ニューウェイ氏によれば、レッドブル・チームはF1参戦を停止しなければならない可能性もある。同氏は「レッドブルは参戦チームの頭数をそろえるためだけに出場するべきではない」と語っている。

翻訳:日本映像翻訳アカデミー

(2015年10月17日Autoblog日本版「レッドブル、エンジンが獲得できずF1から撤退の可能性も」より転載)

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JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN - JANUARY 30: Felipe Massa of Brazil and Williams drives during day three of Formula One Winter Testing at the Circuito de Jerez on January 30, 2014 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. (Photo by Andrew Hone/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN - JANUARY 30: Felipe Massa of Brazil and Williams drives during day three of Formula One Winter Testing at the Circuito de Jerez on January 30, 2014 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN - JANUARY 30: Felipe Massa of Brazil and Williams drives during day three of Formula One Winter Testing at the Circuito de Jerez on January 30, 2014 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN - JANUARY 30: Max Chilton of Great Britain and Marussia drives the new MR03 during day three of Formula One Winter Testing at the Circuito de Jerez on January 30, 2014 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. (Photo by Andrew Hone/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN - JANUARY 31: Jules Bianchi of France and Marussia drives during day four of Formula One Winter Testing at the Circuito de Jerez on January 31, 2014 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN - JANUARY 31: Jules Bianchi of France and Marussia drives during day four of Formula One Winter Testing at the Circuito de Jerez on January 31, 2014 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. (Photo by Ker Robertson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN - JANUARY 30: Max Chilton of Great Britain and Marussia drives the new MR03 during day three of Formula One Winter Testing at the Circuito de Jerez on January 30, 2014 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. (Photo by Andrew Hone/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN - JANUARY 30: Robin Frijns of The Netherlands and Caterham drives during day three of Formula One Winter Testing at the Circuito de Jerez on January 30, 2014 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN - JANUARY 31: Kamui Kobayashi of Japan and Caterham drives during day four of Formula One Winter Testing at the Circuito de Jerez on January 31, 2014 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. (Photo by Ker Robertson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN - JANUARY 31: Kamui Kobayashi of Japan and Caterham drives during day four of Formula One Winter Testing at the Circuito de Jerez on January 31, 2014 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. (Photo by Ker Robertson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN - JANUARY 30: Robin Frijns of The Netherlands and Caterham drives during day three of Formula One Winter Testing at the Circuito de Jerez on January 30, 2014 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Catherham F1 team\'s Dutch driver Robin Frijns is pushed in the pits during the Formula One pre-season test days at Jerez racetrack in Jerez on January 30, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ JORGE GUERRERO (Photo credit should read Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)