And got lucky with customer engine regulations that require an equal spec, and an accommodating engine supplier that took on rear wing signage and even allowed it to be on-sold to another related car brand for a higher price! (ever seen a Force India with a Mercedes sign on the rear wing)And off the top of my head Red Bull invested massively in their infrastructure, got supercomputers, and more importantly - quality personell......
Very much an anomaly really. Their success will be more like Benetton or Renault, then back to the midfield IMO. They are already being hurt by aerodynamic restrictions imposed on flexy floors and EBDs and shifty ride height adjusters. They have done well to improve on their aero strength by putting together a strong suspension engine team, all credit on that. However they are still awful in the powertrain area--their KERS never works properly for one thing.