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Inside Red Bull's engine gamble, THE RACE finds "The Donut"

Jon Noble traces the Milton Keynes project's origins, including the email that opened the door to Ford.

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The genius behind Red Bull’s incredible F1 engine success

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0:48Honda's planned F1 exit prompts Red Bull to establish its own engine operation.
2:08Red Bull builds a dedicated Milton Keynes engine facility in 55 weeks and recruits experienced engineers.
3:34Porsche partnership talks end over concerns about control and technical independence.
4:28An email from Ford's Mark Rushbrook starts discussions that lead to a partnership.
6:24"The Donut" testing room allows engine subcomponent testing outside dyno-hour limits.
7:46Ben Hodgkinson encourages experimental risk-taking, supported by data from Oracle and Ford.

A testing room nicknamed "The Donut" is one of the revealing details in THE RACE's most-watched new upload. It lets Red Bull Powertrains test engine subcomponents outside the limits on dyno hours, a practical advantage in a project built around tight spending and testing restrictions.

"The genius behind Red Bull's incredible F1 engine success" has collected roughly 616,000 views. Narrated by Jon Noble, it follows the decision to build an engine operation after Honda announced its planned departure, through a rapidly constructed Milton Keynes facility and the recruitment of engineering talent. Porsche's proposed partnership falls away over control and independence; Ford's involvement begins with a much simpler approach. Mark Rushbrook recalls the email: "Hey Christian, wanna talk?"

Viewers are discussing how much credit belongs to Christian Horner, alongside Ben Hodgkinson and the engineers who made the project work. The testing room has caught their attention, too.

That engineering story sits within a busy week of fifteen uploads. Another substantial audience came for "Why Verstappen and Hadjar are furious with Red Bull," examining radio problems, strategy and engine disappointment at the United States Grand Prix. Elsewhere, the channel explained why cost-cap policing now reaches into factory canteens and shared offices.

The freshest momentum belongs to its examination of Fernando Alonso's criticism of the grid, with a Lewis Hamilton Ferrari Short also moving briskly. Across the channel, weekly views reached about 4.6 million, although the current daily pace is below usual and subscribers were unchanged. Among nearby motorsport channels, ThoughTaken had a particularly large week, while Sky Sports F1 was also running below its usual daily pace. THE RACE's distinctive contribution here is the machinery behind the results, right down to the room where individual engine parts get their workout.

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What viewers say

Hats off to all the mad scientists at RBPT. Special thanks to Ben Hodgkinson and Christian Horner for making this rocket ship happen. 🚀
@emptywords9569See it on YouTube
Now you can see why F1 cars today are so reliable. The whole donut thing is wild.
@frankl31436See it on YouTube
"They can't make an F1 car, they're a soft drink company!"

"They can't make an engine, they're a soft drink company!"
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I have never seen an engine debuting this well.
@Elaba_See it on YouTube
That redbull engine is going to be in a museum some day
@YTTalfaSee it on YouTube
Quite remarkable really. Soft drink company and Horner vision
@chrisbarclaySee it on YouTube
Hats off to everyone who made this project a success. Shocking
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