Autosport F1 Podcast: Is Red Bull's 2018 F1 car a title contender?
The chances of the newly-launched Red Bull RB14 Formula 1 car fighting for the world championship is the subject of the latest edition of The Autosport Podcast
The impressive new Sauber, and the evolutionary Renault, are also looked at in depth in the second of our series of launch special podcasts.
Glenn Freeman and Scott Mitchell join Edd Straw to look at Red Bull's prospects, and whether the Renault engine package could again prove the team's major weakness, ahead of a season when it's hoped it can join the battle at the front on a regular basis.
For the Renault works team, the question is whether it can improve on its sixth-place constructors' championship finish last year, while at Sauber it's one of how far it's significant design step can carry it up the grid.
With five cars now revealed, there's also a discussion about the impact of the halo.
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