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With Mercedes heading for 2014 spoils, Red Bull is setting its next targets in formula one.

"In 2015," Dr Helmut Marko is quoted by Speed Week, "we want to be on par with Mercedes."

Adrian Newey may be stepping into the background, but the reigning world champions do not see chassis design as the problem. Rather, the fingers of blame have been squarely pointed at Renault.

There were even rumours Red Bull could take over the French engine marque's Viry headquarters.

All sides have denied it. But Red Bull has undoubtedly been right in the middle of plans to improve Renault's fortunes.

Gone is Renault Sport F1's president Jean-Michel Jalinier, and Cyril Abiteboul has returned from Caterham.

"Cyril knows from Caterham the problems with the power unit as well as we do. So he knows exactly what is going on," said Helmut Marko.

Dr Helmut Marko, Red Bull Racing. (Photo: WRi2)

Dr Helmut Marko said in Austria that a detailed analysis of the Red Bull-Renault collaboration would be compiled.

It is done, and even Renault acknowledges that progress needs to made "as soon as possible to make upgrades in all areas within the homologation", Marko now reveals.

"The cooperation will be intensified and in some ways put on a new basis," he added, explaining that a "new openness" between Red Bull and Renault will also exist.

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F1 legend Emerson Fittipaldi has urged Fernando Alonso to spend "another year" at Ferrari.

Spaniard Alonso, reportedly frustrated with Ferrari's continuing struggle, is apparently at the top of the list as his 2007 employer McLaren looks ahead to its works Honda era.

When asked about the speculation, two-time world champion and former McLaren driver Fittipaldi said: "The first thing I want to say is that Alonso is a master.

"He is the master of formula one today and should win more titles. He could go anywhere and look good, but I think Ferrari has the potential, the ability, the necessary resources to give him the car he finally deserves next year," the Brazilian added.

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari F14 T, Silverstone. (Photo: WRi2)

Asked again if Fernando Alonso should stay at Ferrari in 2015, 67-year-old Fittipaldi insisted: "If you ask me, I think it's clear what Alonso should do -- stay at Ferrari. Fernando must stay another year."

Fittipaldi said he enjoyed the long wheel-to-wheel battle between Alonso and reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel during the British grand prix.

"It was absolutely brilliant. Vettel the good driver, and Alonso the maestro," he told Spain's AS sports newspaper.

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Tesla Motors was sued in China for trademark infringement in the latest example of the difficulties foreign companies face doing business in the country.

Volkswagen pulled the wraps off its redesigned 2015 Passat for Europe late last week.

Summer vacation will be shortened or won't come at all for some Detroit 3 assembly plants in the United States as light truck and SUV sales continue to heat up.

Kia has confirmed that it's considering putting its next overseas assembly plant in Mexico.

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So, BMW Canada dropped an ad for the 425-hp M4 on its YouTube channel, eh? It's a clip of the German beast ripping around a CGI aircraft carrier.

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