Information about Red Bull Racing

History of Red Bull in F1

The Red Bull team first appeared in Formula One in 2005 after buying Jaguar and has been successful in their opening seasons, finishing in seventh place in their debut year. 2006 saw the team’s first podium finish thanks to David Coulthard but they finished with fewer points than the previous year. 2007 improved mid-season, with a particularly good result in Hungary with Mark Weber taking third and David Coulthard fifth. Last year was another slow season with their junior team Toro Rosso proving more competitive with their Ferrari engine and Red Bull only managed to finish seventh overall.

Red Bull information

The Red Bull team principal is Christian Horner and the team is based in the Buckinghamshire town of Milton Keynes, England. They use a Renault RS27 engine and a RB5 chassis and are chasing their elusive first Grand Prix pole position and victory. Sebastian Vettel is welcomed into the team for 2009 and Mark Webber retains his place.

Technical details and statistics

The Red Bull team principal is Christian Horner and the team is based in the Buckinghamshire town of Milton Keynes, England. They use a Renault RS27 engine and a RB5 chassis and are chasing their elusive first Grand Prix pole position and victory. Sebastian Vettel is welcomed into the team for 2009 and Mark Webber retains his place.

Base: Milton Keynes, England
Team principal: Christian Horner
Main drivers: Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel
Engine: Renault RS27
Chassis: RB5
Tyres: Bridgestone Potenza
Debut F1 season: 2005
World Championship titles: 0
Highest race finish: 3rd (x3)
Pole positions: 0
Fastest lap times: 0

Driver no.1: Mark Webber

Mark Webber was born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, and started his professional racing career back in 1996 when he finished as runner-up in the British Formula Ford Championship. The Australian competed in the FIA GT, the FIA International Formula 3000 Championship and raced at Le Mans with Mercedes AMG before getting a test drive with Benetton in 2001. He made his Formula One debut with Minardi and secured fifth place in his first race, before moving to Jaguar then Williams and finally signed for Red Bull in 2007. Webber finished 11th in 2008 and earned the teams first front row start at Silverstone.

Statistics
Nationality: Australian
Date of birth: 27/08/1976
World Championship titles: 0
Number of Grands Prix won: 0
Pole positions: 0
Career points: 100
Podiums: 2

Driver no.2: Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel was born in Heppenheim and won the German and European Junior karting championships in 2001. He went on to get second place in the Formula BMW ADAC in 2003 and claimed the title the following year. BMW Williams gave the German his first test drive in F1 and in 2006 he was named reserve driver at BMW Sauber, before making his debut in Formula One in 2007 for Torro Rosso. Last year he won his first Grand Prix at Monza and moved from the Red Bull junior team up to the parent team.

Statistics
Nationality: German
Date of birth: 03/07/1987
World Championship titles: 0
Number of Grands Prix won: 1
Pole positions: 1
Career points: 41
Podiums: 1