When Red Bull F1 Opened Its Doors to Renault Engineers

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner disclosed that Renault employees worked at Red Bull’s factory while producing medical aids. Horner hailed his team’s efforts in producing low-cost breathing aids in the fight against Coronavirus. Furthermore, Christian praised the engineers who worked on the project and hailed F1’s immense developmental capabilities.

When Red Bull and Renault worked side by side

To aid the British government in its fight against COVID-19, several UK based F1 teams came together to develop ventilators and other medical aids. As a result, several teams used their factories to manufacture breathing equipment. That also included Renault and Red Bull working side by side to fight the rapidly spreading epidemic.

Moreover, it showcased the true spirit of Formula 1 and everything that the sport stands for. Renault and Red Bull are arch rivals on the track but that didn’t stop them from working together for an honorable cause. Unfortunately, the government rejected the medical aids that teams’ developed, stating that they weren’t suitable for the current requirements.

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner opened up on how the teams’ collaborated to develop crucial aids in a short span of time.

Speaking to Motorsport.com, Horner said:

“We identified a project that we were assigned to, and we were assigned to it with Renault. I was astounded to see the volunteers that stepped forward unconditionally 24/7 to support this project.

“We had people like our chief designer Rob Marshall working on it. I think he did three successive all-nighters on it, and unbelievable efforts that were going in 

“to turn what was a fairly rudimentary concept into a fully-functional, fully-developed, ventilator.”

“At that point, your competitive spirit goes out the window, and it’s about coming up with solutions,”

“So we had people from Renault working in our factory, in their own team kit, in our race bays, in our facility. Unthinkable under normal circumstances!

“We had [Renault technical advisor] Bob Bell working alongside Rob Marshall, coming up with solutions that astounded the industry.

“What normally would have taken three years to get this machine signed off was actually done in three-and-a-half weeks “ Horner concluded.