Why Christian Horner banned Mercedes' name as Red Bull built its own F1 engine

Former Red Bull CEO and team principal Christian Horner has revealed why he banned employees of the squad's powertrains division from using the name of bitter Formula 1 rivals Mercedes .

The Milton Keynes-based outfit had enjoyed a flourishing partnership with Honda following a turbulent end to its time working with Renault power, re-emerging as a title contender in the late 2010s and early 2020s with the Japanese manufacturer and ultimately bringing an end to the dominance enjoyed by Mercedes since the dawn of the V6 turbo-hybrid era in 2014, when Max Verstappen secured his maiden drivers'…