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Saturday 10 October 2015 12:56, UK
Formula 1 is in danger of committing commercial suicide as a Red Bull exit seems more and more inevitable, according to Saturday's papers.
The Times' Kevin Eason believes that Red Bull are being forced out of F1 by Mercedes and Ferrari, writing: 'Red Bull are in danger of being squeezed out of Formula 1 by their two biggest rivals as the sport steers a perilous course to commercial suicide'.
Instead of helping a 'popular team with millions of fans around the world', The Times reports their 'rivals were rubbing their hands as they prepared to cash in on their downfall'.
Eason writes that self interest and politics have never been so present in Formula 1 and highlighted that '850 people at Red Bull's headquarters in Milton Keynes', are on the edge of losing their jobs.
The Daily Mail's Matt Morlidge feels that the 'threat is huge given their four cars on the grid and recent history of dominance.'
Indeed, The Independent say the situation has become so bad that Red Bull have been forced to reopen 'discussions with their current supplier Renault, just as they were about to split acrimoniously'.
Adding to the negative headlines, The Telegraph described the practice sessions in Russia as a 'shambles, delayed and severely disrupted', as well as a 'a washout' where 'only eight drivers bothered to set a time.'
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