Helmut Marko has guaranteed Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez a quicker, lighter RB18 come cycle four of the title, the Emilia Romagna GP.
With pristine specialized guidelines in play this season, the groups were given an additional a 43 kilograms to play with Formula 1 expanding the base load of the vehicles.
Nonetheless, none of the groups aside from Alfa Romeo had the option to get down to that with some said to be twofold digits overweight, Red Bull falling into that classification.
Notwithstanding the vehicle's weight issues, the RB18 has been one of the main two vehicles on the current year's lattice.
Verstappen tested Charles Leclerc for the race succeed at the Bahrain Grand Prix, the Dutchman's race in the end scattered by a fuel pressure issue, while in Saudi Arabia he won the fight.
The prevailing World Champion took the triumph by around 50% of a second in front of the Ferrari driver.
Marko has guaranteed his drivers a lighter, and possibly quicker, vehicle come Imola.
"The Ferrari is a vehicle that is generally quick, in all conditions paying little mind to temperature or tires," the Red Bull motorsport consultant told Austria's Servus TV.
"Our vehicle is most certainly more challenging to tune, however we will lose some weight in Imola.
"That ought to give us a huge time advantage, time gain at the end of the day.
"I think we are in a decent position, however we have a practically equivalent rival in Ferrari. Leclerc is driving totally perfect this season, so it will be an interesting year."
Leclerc is driving the Drivers' Championship with 45 focuses with Verstappen third on 25, the group isolated by the other Ferrari of Carlos Sainz.
Marko accepts a huge piece of Ferrari's ongoing benefit is motor related.
"Ferrari are ahead," he said. "Honda, or rather Red Bull Powertrains, is in runner up. Also, Mercedes, abnormally, just in third.
"However, there is the most ideal chance for them to deal with that until September 1, so in this stage we need to get whatever number focuses as could be expected under the circumstances."
With respect to where Ferrari are acquiring that additional speed, Marko highlighted the "area of electrical energy. We trust that Honda will go with the same pattern."
This season is Red Bull's most memorable running their power units, rebranded Honda motors after the Japanese producer pulled out from F1. Honda is, nonetheless, as yet supporting Red Bull's new motor division.
Marko is anticipating one more close battle with Ferrari at the following race, the Australian Grand Prix.
"I figure Melbourne will be about equivalent to Jeddah," said the 78-year-old.
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