http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/34297046
>German car giant Volkswagen is close to agreeing a deal to take over the Red Bull Formula 1 team, says BBC F1 chief analyst Eddie Jordan.
>The agreement would see VW buy the team and build its own engine, while Red Bull continues as a major sponsor.
>Jordan says a VW engine would not enter F1 until 2018 and Red Bull would use Ferrari power in the interim.
Just a theory, but I think we found another reason why Mercedes didn't want to sign with Red Bull. If Red Bull gave some "details" about the engine to Audi, it would cause a massive shit storm since it's screwing over a German company for another one.
Still, what's stopping them from giving them details of the Ferrari engine, other than the McLaren-Ferrari spying shit? I'm more than sure that Red Bull will do some underhand stuff a lot more covertly and under wraps. Oh and not take blueprints to a printer store.