Red Bull Racing

History in F1

Team Red Bull Racing debuted in F1 racing at the 2005 Austrian Grand Prix, by acquiring Jaguar Racing. Red Bull is an Austrian energy drinks company and it actually sponsors two F1 teams, the other team being Scuderia Toro Rosso. Team Red Bull has a good track record since it began in 2005, ranking 7th, 5th, 2nd and finally winning the Constructors’ Championship title in 2010. The team has shown that with a good engine and chassis and two veteran drivers, Team Red Bull is an excellent, stable F1 team. With drivers unchanged, Red Bull remains the premier contender for the 2011 season.

Information

Red Bull’s commitment to F1 racing finally paid off in 2010, with the team winning both the Constructors’ Championship and Drivers’ Championship titles. Red Bull maintains its two team status for 2011, as well as Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber as drivers.

Technical Details & Statistics

Team Red Bull began with the Cosworth engine, which was the engine Jaguar Racing was using. But in the 2006 season, the team changed to a Ferrari engine, when rule changes allowed the use of a V8 engine. In the 2007 season, Red Bull changed to the Renault engine and the Ferrari engine was moved to Team Scuderia Toro Rosso, Red Bull’s second F1 team. Red Bull continues to use the Renault RS27-2011 engine for the 2011 season and its own chassis RB7.

Base: Milton Keynes (UK)
Team Principal: Christian Horner
Main drivers: Sebastian Vettel & Mark Webber
Engine: Renault RS27-2011
Chassis: RB7
Debut F1 Season: 2005
World Championship Titles: 1
Highest race finish: 1 (x15)
Pole Position: 20
Fastest lap times: 12

Drivers

Driver 1: Sebastian Vettel

A German national, Vettel joined the F1 circuit in 2007. Vettel holds all kinds of F1 records for being the youngest for numerous achievements. He was the youngest F1 driver to drive at a Grand Prix, when he drove in a practice run for the 2006 Turkish Grand Prix – he was just 19 years old. Vettel started his F1 career with Team BMW Sauber and then switched to Team Scuderia Toro Rosso in 2007. During this season, he was the youngest driver to take pole position and youngest F1 driver to win a Grand Prix. Vettel switched to Team Red Bull Racing in 2009 and came in 2nd for the Drivers’ Championship. 2010 was his crowning season, winning the Drivers’ Championship title. Vettel is definitely a driver to watch for in 2011.

Driver Statistics:

Nationality: Germany
Date of Birth: 3 July 1987
World Championship Titles: 1
Number of Grand Prix won: 10
Pole Positions: 15
Career Points: 381
Podiums: 19

Driver 2: Mark Webber

In 2011, Mark Webber will be driving Team Red Bull for the fifth season and the Webber-Vettel driver combination is also in its fifth year as well. This makes the Team Red Bull driver combination one of the most experienced. Mark Webber debuted in the F1 circuit in the 2002 Australian Grand Prix. Webber has driven for Team Minardi, Team Jaguar and Team Williams previously. He seems to have settled down at Team Red Bull and has shown some good results. In the 2010 season, Webber was in contention for the title, with four Grand Prix wins. However, came in third, with 242 points. Webber is an experienced and consistent driver, who will definitely be a top contender for the 2011 season.

Driver Statistics:

Nationality: Australia
Date of Birth: 27 August 1976
World Championship Titles: 0
Number of Grand Prix won: 6
Pole Positions: 20
Career Points: 411.5
Podiums: 20