Red Bull and Ford are building a new F1 hybrid race car engine—first as bits, then atoms

The engine design is a coloring-inside-the-lines exercise with a wide choice of crayons.

To get from 0 to 60 in Formula 1 engine design while competing against organizations with much more experience, Red Bull Ford Powertrains will need extra help (and, no, that boost won’t come in the form of a certain energy drink).