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One year ago on this date, Red Bull unveiled its 2016-spec challenger - the Renault-powered RB12 - during a media event in London. After a dismal 2015 campaign, the Milton Keynes-based outfit would recover to the front and emerge as Mercedes’ nearest challenger with a pair of race wins in Spain and Malaysia.

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