Red Bull brings forward updates ready for Australia

Red Bull have revealed that they will bring forward a planned update for China to this weekend in preparation for the Australian Grand Prix. Helmut Marko has praised his team for getting the parts ready in time for the first race of the season. It is thought that these upgrades could really increase the competitiveness of Red Bull and that they could even be quicker than Mercedes. 

Marko believes that things are looking up for Red Bull. 

"Our optimism is not unfounded. I see us behind Ferrari over the race distance, but ahead of Mercedes," he said to ServusTV.

"The RB15 is certainly the best and most expensive car in the history of Red Bull Racing if you take efficiency and the technical perfection of the parts.

“[It was only possible] because in every phase every employee was convinced: Now we are back on track. Now we have another chance to drive for victories on our own."

It seems that the new relationship with Honda is going well. 

"There have been many negative voices saying that Honda can't do it. But we've never had such faultless test days," he said.

"If we have more horsepower, it's only logical that we have to look forward this year. Last year we had four victories. Five victories are realistic. I hope there will be even more." 

Red Bull fans should be very encouraged by this news and it will be interesting to see how much of an impact these upgrades will make.