Red Bull's Dr. Helmut Markp has revealed how high expectations at the start of the season went very wrong for Red Bull and their ambitions with Honda.
Red Bull are next season switching power unit suppliers to Honda despite their long current relationship with Renault.
Pierre Gasly, the Toro Rosso man, will be replacing Daniel Ricciardo when the season concludes after the Abu Dhabi GP.
Danill Kvyat returns to Toro Rosso in Gasly's place in a massive shake-up at Red Bull.
Marko revealed that his team's focus is "fully" on next season as they prepare for life with Honda.
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"The euphoria we had at the beginning of the year has given way to reality," Marko said. "We have fallen behind Mercedes and Ferrari, but we want to end the season on a high, even if our focus is fully on 2019.
"The development we are seeing makes us optimistic, there is great energy from the Honda side. We are witnessing extreme dedication and great commitment, of course also from our Red Bull side.
"After Singapore, some of our key people were in Tokyo for a fact-finding visit and to exchange ideas. After all, it's the first time in F1 that Red Bull has had a full works effort behind us."
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