Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner believes that his team will continue to get stronger in time for the 2012 season, saying that the continuity in the rules for 2012 should allow them to start the season even stronger.
The Red Bull Racing squad dominated the 2011 season, securing all but one of the 19 pole positions and winning 12 races.
Sebastian Vettel had secured the constructors championship by the Japanese Grand Prix in October, while the team clinched the constructors title with three races to spare in Korea.
And with the fact that F1's design rulebook will remain largely unchanged for next season, Horner believes that the team could improve even further on 2011 next year.
"I think in all areas we have been the stronger team in 2011 than we were in 2010, and with continuity I am convinced we can still improve," he was quoted as saying by Autosport this week.
"The team is hugely motivated and, of course, although we don't know what the other teams are doing, there is reasonable continuity in the regulations."
He did, though, admit that their continued domination could not be taken for granted, saying: "Nothing is assured.
"We will keep our heads down, keep working hard and hopefully turn up with a competitive RB8 in Melbourne in spring next year."
He went on: "I think obviously there are different challenges to next year. The exhaust layout is significant differently, we have pushed up until the chequered flag here in Brazil, and there are lessons that we have learned today that will apply even to next year's car.
"As usual Adrian [Newey] is never early with his designs and that is exactly the same situation we are in now. But I am sure we will come out of the blocks well in 2012."
Horner also took time to hail the team's 2011 season as an "incredible achievement", pointing to their virtually flawless reliability as being a particular success.
"I think we have defended the title better than we won it," he bragged, "The team has evolved and there are all the areas that you don't see behind the scenes.
"Reliability wise, even with the issues we had we still got the car to the end in Brazil. And bar a puncture or a tyre issue in Abu Dhabi, we have had complete reliability this year, which is a phenomenal achievement."
He added: "To have scored 650 points in the Constructors' Championship is an incredible achievement, so hopefully we can build on what we have achieved and apply it into next year."
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