The man designing Sir Ben Ainslie ’ s America ’ s Cup yacht says : ‘ To be honest , I know nothing about boats . Boats have never been a passion of mine. ’ Nor can he swim . So speaks Adrian Newey , a Picasso with a 4H pencil , who can claim to be the finest motor racing designer of his generation . He is now splitting his time 50-50 between Red Bull ’ s Formula One programme and their Advanced Technologies project - helping Ainslie ’ s team for the 2017 Cup and also designing a road car . Red Bull's chief technical officer Adrian Newey believes the car is being let down by it 's Renault engine . Newey believes engine suppliers Renault are letting Red Bull down . ‘ It ’ s frustrating that we ’ ve got an engine which is a long way behind with no obvious light at the end of the tunnel and all sorts of failings , ’ he said before Sunday 's Australian Grand Prix . ‘ We keep trying to offer to get involved . It ’ s one thing where you ’ re not competitive but you can see your way out of it . It ’ s another when you ’ re not competitive and your partner doesn ’ t seem to be willing to deal with you. ’ Problems persisted into this weekend . Daniel Ricciardo ’ s car required a new engine - one of four allowed for the 20-round season . He qualified seventh and his team-mate Daniil Kvyat 13th for a race due to start without Manor , the team that is trying to re-form itself from the ashes of Marussia . Mercedes took pole with Lewis Hamilton . Newey , 56 , can take his mind off the track with Ainslie ’ s venture , where he will work with former McLaren colleague Martin Whitmarsh , who was last week named chief executive of the America ’ s Cup team . Newey ( left ) looks at Daniil Kvyat 's ( centre ) car during Australian Open practice on Saturday .
2015 Formula One season starts with Sunday 's Australian Grand Prix . Red Bull 's start to the season has been hampered by engine problems . Drivers Daniel Ricciardo qualified seventh and team-mate Daniil Kvyat 13th .