Racecar Engineering

Dominance effect

While it’s true that motor racing, like all sport, relies on unpredictability to retain audience interest, it is also true that any team that dominates in a highly competitive field is the epitome of excellence. Red Bull achieved just that in Formula 1, Toyota in the World Endurance Championship.

The dominance of Red Bull in F1 is not without precedent. Team boss, Christian Horner, has called it a ‘unicorn year’, in which the RB19 was superior to the competition, mainly in the hands of

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