There are many winning teams that have disappeared throughout the long history of Formula 1. Brabham, Cooper, Vanwall, Matra, Tyrell etc. have all won championships and then fallen onto the chopping block. (Admittedly I'd only heard about two of those before researching) We have a certain Austrian team at the front who now appears to be in that same situation.
If you want the direct answer, no, Red Bull will not be here for that much longer, no more than 15 years. Which is relatively long, but not a true lifetime such as Ferrari, McLaren, and Williams have managed to create. However, Red Bull is one of the more special teams that won't be part of F1's heart and soul. They've won 4 titles, which is less than all others except Lotus, Williams, McLaren, and Ferrari, so they're clearly at the brink of staying. Unfortunately for them, here's where things go wrong
1. They're sponsor dependent
It took me a while to realize that Red Bull is also a drink, I always passively called them that without really thinking about it. Despite my lack of ability to think it still shows a huge dependency on Red Bull inc. If Red Bull goes down or sees F1 is no longer yielding attractive profits, you can say goodbye to the Austrians.
2. They have to compete for drivers
Even though right now they are the most desirable team, when they're only just one of the 4-5 top teams they will lose out on drivers to teams that would be considered safer choices, for example Ferrari is always good and has been since before 1950, whereas the team that only started being consistent in 2009 might not be ranked as highly. You may say that at one point both Williams, Lotus and McLaren had to do that. Yes, but they gained that trust at a time when there were less permanent teams, really Ferrari was the only competition. Much less difficult than today.
3. Adrian Newey and Christian Horner
Management does so much for a team. Take Jean Todt for example, who won manager of the year awards as a Toro Rosso manager. Not a team you'd expect, but Todt did what he had to do and lifted the team to a midfield contender. Now reflect that back onto the Bulls, they have two great leaders, but only for so long. Once they leave the chances of getting another set of team leaders as good as them is highly unlikely.
Verdict: No Red Bull in 2025
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