Current Red Bull Racing

Red Bull Racing

FIA Entry: Red Bull Racing Renault
Car 1: Sebastien Vettel
Car 2: Mark Webber
Engine: Renault V8
Team Owner: Dietrich Mateschitz
Team Principal: Christian Horner
Chief Technical: Office Adrian Newey
Chief Designer: Rob Marshall
Race Engineer Car 1: Guillaume “Rocky” Rocquelin
Race Engineer Car 2: Ciaron Pilbeam

Stats as of end 2010

First Entered 2005
Races Entered 107
Race Wins 15
Pole Positions 20
Fastest Laps 12
Driver World Championships 1
Constructor World Championships 1

Team History

Before Red Bull

In 1997 Paul Stewart, aided by his father Jackie and the Ford Motor Company, made the leap from F3000 to F1 as an entrant. Jonny Herbert won 1 race for the Stewart team before it was sold off to Ford who re-branded the cars as Jaguar.

Ford stuck with it through thick and thin (mainly thin) through to the end of 2004 before selling the team to Dietrich Mateschitz, who owns the Red Bull drinks brand, for $1 on the understanding he invested $400 million over 3 years

Red Bull Racing

With Christian Horner installed as team principal, McLaren refugee David Coulthard and Christian Klien as the drivers Red Bull went racing. Their first season was certainly more successful than Jaguar had managed, even with the same Cosworth power plant, with Coulthard managing a 4th place at the European Grand Prix and the team finishing 7th in the Constructors Championship.

Adrian Newey joined from McLaren as chief designer for 2006 and Red Bull swapped to Ferrari engines. Coulthard managed a podium at his "home" race in Monaco prompting Christian Horner to jump naked, other than wearing a red cape, into a swimming pool.

Christian Klien, who shared the car with Vitantonio Liuzzi in 2005 and Robert Doornbos in 2006, departed the team for 2007 and was replaced by Mark Webber. The RB3 was the first full "Newey" car and was coupled with a Renault motor. The car was very unreliable, suffering from a variety of different problems but Webber managed a podium at the European Grand Prix and the team finished 5th in the WCC.

Retaining the same engine and drivers for 2008 Red Bull slipped back to 7th in the WCC and again only managed a single podium, for Coulthard in Canada, but the reliability issues which plagued the car the previous season were mainly resolved.

2009 was Red Bull's break through year. With Coulthard having retired Webber was joined by Red Bull junior driver Sebastien Vettel. The new rules allowed Newey to design a car which challenged for both the Drivers and Constructors Championship. Webber won 2 races, Vettel 4 and the team climbed to 2nd in WCC taking 3 pole positions en-route.

In 2010 Red Bull justified Mateschitz's investment winning the Constructors title and Vettel the Drivers Championship. They won 9 races through the season, 5 for Vettel and 4 for Webber and took 10 poles. Webber led the title race for much of the season but it was the 23 year old Vettel who stole the title in the last race of the season and became the youngest Champion as a result.

2011 sees the team retain the same driver line up as 2010 and continue with Renault engine power in the new RB7 car.

 

[Bill Boddy]

Please don't mention that again sushifiesta, Mr Horner doesn't want to hear it.

 

[Il_leone]

sushifiesta Why should Renault kiss Red Bull's feet ? they've delivered all of Red Bull's victories and 4 titles right .. if anything Christian Horner should kiss Renault's boots and make a grovelling apology

 

[Il_leone]

sushifiesta I am waiting for the day when Renault say" Enough is enough, we're striking ! " in a typical French manner which would Red Bull teams without engines

 

[FB]

The war of words between Renault and Red Bull heats up. This is from an interview with Cyril Abetiboul, Dircetor General of Renault F1

Is it hard to hear Adrian Newey, technical director of Red Bull, declaring that the only problem with his car's Renault engine?

Yes, it's hard to have a partner who lies. Adrian is a charming gentleman and an outstanding engineer, but he spent his life in criticizing his engine manufacturers. He's too old to change.

The translation is via Google so the word "lies" may be a little more subtle in the French version.

http://www.autohebdo.fr/f1/f1/artic...-« être-dans-cette-situation-est-scandaleux »

 

[cider_and_toast]

In the original text the word "ment" is used which can be translated as one of the following "lie, fib; belie, fable, tale"

So, it could be "a partner who fibs" which would be less harsh but "lies" is an appropriate translation which is not a nice thing to say about anyone.

At this rate, Red Bull will almost certainly be looking for a new supplier next year.

 

[Il_leone]

I see Renault striking so Red Bull turn up with no engines for races coming soon

 

[siffert_fan]

I can also see Red Bull raising the selling price for Toro Rosso with every utterance made by Renault

 

[siffert_fan]

If the Honda starts showing promise by the end of the season, I can easily imagine them supplying Red Bull with power units. RB has, after all, made McLaren look rather poor in comparison for quite a while and I can't see Honda forgoing the chance to move up in class, as it were, no matter what Ron thinks.

 

[Brogan]

Red Bull (Newey) and Renault (Abiteboul) have been having a very public spat.

Here, Abiteboul states that Newey is lying by blaming the problems on the engine: http://www.autohebdo.fr/f1/f1/artic...-« être-dans-cette-situation-est-scandaleux »

https://twitter.com/Cyroul

Some background: http://adamcooperf1.com/2015/03/15/...itz-wants-to-sell-rbr-as-audi-waits-in-wings/

 

[cider_and_toast]

Brogan, check out FB's post (#1204)

 

[Brogan]

Move along, nothing to see here.

 

[Brogan]

More on it: http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/1...nault-charting-the-rise-in-tensions-in-quotes

 

[cider_and_toast]

I think it's fairly simple. Renault and RBR worked closely to maximize the engine and aero package throughout the period of their using the exhaust blown diffusers. That advantage was taken away and now they need to go through the long process of finding their way through the new design rules. That is made more difficult by Newey stepping away from the team and by Renault producing an engine that isn't as powerful as some of their competitors. In terms of starting late, I would imagine that Red Bull would have not suggested to Renault to put all available resources into the 2014 engine early in 2013 when it looked as RBR were in a tight battle with Mercedes and Ferrari.

Clearly the way this season is heading, including this increasingly public and bitter row, you can right Red Bull off. If I was Daniel Ricciardo I would be knocking on a few doors around the grid and keeping his options open. Ricciardo sounds Italian doesn't it ??

 

[Il_leone]

Renault have just dampened Red Bull's mood further by admitting they have no hope of winning if they have a Renault engine in the back of their car http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118171?
I guess Christian Horner will doing more of this unless he fancies more time with Geri

 

[Il_leone]

Ron Dennis will make sure Honda engines are not given to Red Bull - he's locked into a 10 year deal with them and having world champions in his cars is probably the only thing that will keep Honda happy to work with whilst they go through transition

Red Bull will be treated as a customer and maybe using older Honda engines

Honda does not consider a must but would consider if Red Bull came knocking on the door

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118195?source=mostpopular


When Red Bull were trying to use Mercedes engines they could not get them because ironically Mclaren had a say who can have them

 

[siffert_fan]

Except that both of those former WDCs are getting more than a little long in the tooth in the F1 context.

I suspect that, if given the chance to provide one of the best of the young guns with motive power, they would either tell RD where to put his objections, or just not inform him that RB is getting power units equal to, or perhaps even better than, those McLaren is receiving.

 

[gethinceri]

Except that both of those former WDCs are getting more than a little long in the tooth in the F1 context.

Well there's a couple more seasons in one of them.
Not sure about Alonso though.

 

[Brogan]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/32688667

Boo-fucking-hoo.

So long!

 

[cider_and_toast]

Agreed.

And with yet another very public rebuke of their current supplier, how long before Renault show them two fingers and walk away? I know the article says that they have a Renault contract until the end of next year but if Red Bull keep slagging them off they aren't going to hang around.

 

[Dash Racing]

More amusing to me is that Toro Rosso are just getting the heck on with it, instead of bickering very publicly with Renault. Yes, they're close to running out of engines, but you don't see them bitching and moaning. Grow up, Red Bull.