Adrian Newey admits it is difficult to predict where Red Bull will be in F1s pecking order in 2016. Having drawn back from their threat to quit the sport, the energy drinks company remain on the grid with their two teams for the new season, although their once all-conquering senior team are not expected to be in the world championship fight.Christian Horner, Red Bulls team boss, has already warned they face a transitional season after a late decision to stay with Renault engines. The Milton Keynes-based squad slipped to fourth in last years Constructors Championship and Newey, Red Bulls chief technical officer, has hinted they could face challenges from teams who finished behind them in 2015.I wouldnt like to make predictions, Newey told Sky Sports News HQ.But Honda Im sure will be making a good step forwards for McLaren. Even Toro Rosso having a one-year out-of-date Ferrari engine will have a good step on their performance. So its very difficult for us to forecast exactly where were going to be. What happens when an F1 car takes on a rugby scrum? Daniel Ricciardo takes on the Bath forward pack in the 2012 title winning Red Bull RB8 Although Red Bulls engines are again being supplied by Renault, the friction which soured the relationship over the last two seasons means the power units are being badged under the name of the teams new sponsor, watchmaker Tag Heuer, rather than the French manufacturer.Renault have since re-entered team ownership by buying Lotus but last week played down their works teams chances in the new season.Newey, who now divides his time at Red Bull between F1 and other projects, says his chassis team are working hard to try and make up for the engine shortfall on the new RB12.Its very clear at the moment that whilst both chassis and power unit are important, there is a greater potential for differentiation in the power unit than a fairly restrictive set of chassis regulations, he said.Its going to be difficult but there are still opportunities to make a difference with the chassis and well be working hard. Mario Illien (left) has joined forces with Renault to assist their engine programme Renaults attempts to catch up to Mercedes and Ferrari are being assisted in 2016 by engine guru Mario Illien.A tight-lipped Horner, speaking at the Zoom charity auction, replied when asked about Red Bulls prospects: Wait and see. Theres always hope. Marios doing a great job.Moves are afoot to open up engine development in 2017 with the current token system being made redundant. However, Newey is concerned this could lead to a spending frenzy.More spending, simple as that, Newey said.If you look back on the original technical working group meetings and minutes from 2012-13, the agreement at that point was that the engines would be frozen but teams that were behind would still be allowed to keep developing. Thats not happened.So it becomes a spending frenzy...the numbers being spent by the big manufacturers are eye-watering and so I think potentially for companies such as Renault who arent prepared to spend that sort of money, it means actually the gaps get bigger not smaller.Red Bull are holding a 2016 livery launch in London next week, although the RB12 car will not be revealed until the opening day of pre-season testing on February 22.The first Barcelona test starts on Monday February 22 and the Sky Sports F1 Digital team will be providing live commentary from dawn until dusk on all four days of both Barcelona tests while Sky Sports News HQ will also deliver live updates from trackside. Every race live in 2016 Sky Sports F1 brings you every race live in 2016. Fast and easy online upgrade - click here. Also See: F1 in 2016: Drivers, races and tests Renault set three-year target Cheap Nike Sneakers Wholesale . 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Considering that his team has been without star guard Russell Westbrook and with the free agent departure of sharpshooter Kevin Martin, hes had to carry the majority of the load to not only keep his team afloat but more importantly, at an elite level. From watching football games at old Archbold Stadium to being on campus when the Carrier Dome opened, John Wildhacks affection for Syracuse University has only grown over the years.Thirty-six years after he graduated, Wildhack returned to his alma mater on Tuesday as its new athletic director and needed only four words to describe his state of mind.It feels so right, Wildhack said at an introductory news conference.Sporting an orange-and-blue-striped tie, Wildhack was introduced to a nearly full auditorium in the universitys football wing by Chancellor Kent Syverud, who chaired a search committee that included new football coach Dino Babers. A Buffalo native, Wildhack ends a 36-year tenure at ESPN, where he had risen to executive vice president for programming and production. He joined the cable sports network after graduating from Syracuse in 1980.Wildhack assumes a position vacated in early May by Mark Coyle, who came to Syracuse from Boise State but left after less than a year. Coyle bolted for the same position at the University of Minnesota.Syracuse likely wont have to worry about stability now. Wildhacks sister and brother also are Syracuse graduates, and his sister-in-law is a doctoral candidate at Syracuse. All were present Tuesday, along with Wildhacks wife, Amy, and their two young sons, Tommy and James. The couples oldest son, M.J., was back home working and unable to attend.Wildhack said his first priority would be to get to know his staff, both professionally and personally. And he had kind words for Babers, who was hired in December to replace Scott Shafer.I like the fact hes got a defined system thats had success, Wildhack said. I like Dinos style. He wants to be as fast as any team in the country. Weve got a great venue for that. Were the only domed stadium in a Power 5 conference. Theres a lot to like.ddddddddddddhafer was fired by Coyle last November after going 14-23 overall and 7-18 in the Atlantic Coast Conference in three seasons that saw attendance decline for home games in the Carrier Dome.Its important for us to market all the positives that we have, Wildhack said. We want to build a program that is going to have sustained success, so its got to be built the right way.Despite footballs troubles, Wildhack takes over athletics at a good time. The 2015-16 academic year was the most successful in the history of Syracuse athletics. The year included national titles in field hockey and cross country, a national runner-up finish in womens basketball, and trips to the Final Four in mens basketball, mens lacrosse and mens soccer.Theres a lot in place here. That is exciting, Wildhack said. Theres been terrific success overall. How do we, as a staff, build that?Plans for a significant renovation of the Carrier Dome also are underway, and Wildhack is optimistic of the impact that will have.Its an iconic venue in all of America. Theres great equity in that, he said. Well go through the renovation. Itll be transformational.In March 2015, the NCAA levied sanctions on the athletic department after an eight-year investigation, citing in particular academic violations committed by football (under former coaches Paul Pasqualoni and Greg Robinson) and mens basketball (under Jim Boeheim).The university has since reorganized reporting lines for some areas within athletics to improve oversight, and Wildhack said that would remain paramount on his watch.Our department will be defined by integrity, he said. We want our program to be a point of pride for the entire university. ' ' '