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.
 
Red Bull Ferrari? Haven't we been here before?

http://essentiallysports.com/red-bull-pondering-a-shock-switch/

This bit did make me laugh.

According to the reports, Ferrari are willing to supply engines to the Austrian outfit and its junior team for the 2016 season. Ferrari however, are said to be giving an engine of “B” status that would be 20-30 horsepower down on the engine used by its Factory Team.

Helmut Marko said: “Even a B-version of the Ferrari would be better than the A-version of the Renault.”
 
FB

I am waiting for Renault to tell Red Bull "Thanks for the partnership but you won't have any engines this week because our guys are fed up at the constant criticism we've been getting"

Really Renault should say " Au revoir" to Red Bull

I presume part of that deal might to be let Ricciardo go to Ferrari if the deal comes off.
Remember it was Red Bull Racing initially who got out of the Ferrari engine deal for a Renault engine because they stated the deal was with Red Bull Corporation not Red Bull Racing partly because i) It was a cheaper engine to lease plus an experienced driver in Mark Webber ii) Up to that point no Ferrari customer had won a race

That would make Ferrari supplying 3 teams and itself and probably freeze out Sauber and Manor
 
With Manor neither confirming or denying the use of Honda next year that frees up one spot for another Ferrari customer. Sauber's long term relationship with Ferrari would, I hope, mean they wouldn't lose Ferrari power. Would any other team want Honda power?
 
FB Based on current performance :rolleyes: even though Red Bull are only down the road from where Honda are basing their F1 engine operations

Sauber will only get Ferrari engines if they continue having Nasr and Ericsson bringing in the money
 
Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz says engine supplier Renault's poor performance has "destroyed" the team's enjoyment of Formula

"Beside taking our time and money they have destroyed our enjoyment and motivation - because no driver and no chassis in this world can compensate for this horsepower deficit," Mateschitz told Speedweek.

"In addition, our chances were so scuppered by aerodynamic regulations which meant that chief designer Adrian Newey could not weave his magic on front wings.


Funny how things change, eh?

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/119559
 
How times change.

Designers of old would just knuckle down, feel invigorated by the new challenge and get on to produce something new to get that advantage back.

Whine, moan, drip, whinge, moan, it's everyone's fault but Red Bull. That's all you hear from RBR these days and it's becoming boring. Shut up, get on with making a better car, get a better engine, go faster, get on with it. Or leave.
 
It will be one less enemy for Bernie:whistle: and just when they've secured a home race which they sponsor . It does not look good

And we don't have to listen to them :bawl: all the time.

I hope Renault have the balls to simply say "Thank you very much but we've had enough and screw you" and tell its engineers to not bother assisting with the engines.:p:wave: It is become untenable and if I were Renault I would not want to be working with someone who happily points the finger in public.. so much for team morale:facepalm:

They've come out and said Renault is the only option and they don't want to be the No 2 team with Ferrari or Mercedes. They do have a funny way of communicating the message
 
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/119519

I hope Renault don't quit and simply ditch Red Bull and find a much more friendlier and grateful customer after helping Red Bull win nearly 50 races and 4 drivers championship and 4 constructors they are being really kicked and trod on >:(

I agree Renault powered them to 4 drivers & constructors titles plus a 2nd last yr & they got little credit as its red bull infiniti not renaultt As Iit was all about vettel/newey. They have the 1st uncompetitive start to a season Since 2008 & they cconstantly kicking them how about having a bit of faith loyalty

on the rumour of ferrari im amazed 1st ferrari would want to do that & that red bull would want to take it because surely common sense would dictate that ferrari wouldnt be giving them partity on power if lets say red bull refind there performance & start winning races. ferrari will not wanting them ahead of them.
 
Why would anyone want a cheap engine when it doesn't work? Even Cosworth a few years back was better than Honda is now!

Might as well not bother.
 
Jen
A cheaper engine if it means they can still run and survive in F1... a 10 team constructor championship ..that is worth it since the team that finishes 10th will get money anyway
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Amen to Arrivabene for telling Red Bull to shut up and get on with it

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/33210895

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Elsewhere http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...h-other-in-press/story-fni2fu80-1227407085668

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/19/motorsport/formula-one-red-bull-quit-threat-news/index.html
 
2010 was one of the closest F1 seasons ever. 4 drivers could win the title in the last race and the eventual champion did not lead the championship until the very last race.

In 2012 the title went down to the last race and was won by a mad fight back up the field.
 
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