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70-431: After the good results of the previous inaugural season, 2006 was a poor season for Red Bull . The year was treated as a consolidation season and proved to be a traditionally tough second year for a new team. The new Ferrari engines caused cooling problems pre-season which saw testing time limited, and for the most part the team were bogged down in the midfield. This situation was exacerbated by RBR abandoning development on

140-579: A Red Bull front row. On lap 18, Webber spun and hit the wall, and hit the Mercedes of Nico Rosberg , causing both drivers to retire. Worse was to come for the team when Vettel's engine failed just 10 laps from the finish, while he was in the lead, and the German retired and handed his lead to Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari . Red Bull had suffered their first double retirement since the 2008 Australian Grand Prix and as

210-482: A blue overall on the day of the race. ( key ) (results in bold indicate pole position) Red Bull Racing Red Bull Racing , currently competing as  Oracle Red Bull Racing and also known simply as Red Bull or RBR , is a Formula One racing team, competing under an Austrian racing licence and based in the United Kingdom. It is one of two Formula One teams owned by conglomerate Red Bull GmbH ,

280-685: A gritty 5th with a faulty gearbox on his closing laps in Spain , while Webber was dogged with hydraulic problems all weekend, eventually retiring from the race after failing to set a competitive lap in qualifying. The performance hike the team experienced at the Catalan track left both drivers and team optimistic about their future results, with reliability troubles being as much a focus as the increase of their already competitive pace. Red Bull Racing further strengthened their technical department by hiring Geoff Willis as Technical Director on 17 July 2007. After this,

350-606: A penalty for a false start. The race was then hit by rain and Jenson Button made the best strategy call and won the race, Vettel finished sixth whilst Webber was eighth. This left Vettel and Webber fifth and seventh in the Drivers' Championship respectively, and the team in third in the Constructors' Championship. At the Spanish Grand Prix the two drivers were the other way around, with Webber on pole position and Vettel second on

420-507: A persistent problem with a fuel flap that closed as the pit mechanics went to put the fuel in and when it was opened it remained open until the next pit stop greatly increasing drag and decreasing airflow over the rear wing. It was worse for Coulthard however, who crashed heavily with Williams's Alexander Wurz in the late stages of the race. Malaysia was more of the same for Webber, while Coulthard retired with brake problems. However, in Bahrain

490-466: A point in Australia after Scott Speed was penalised for passing him under the yellow flags. The following races were marred with retirements and lowly finishes. Coulthard finished 3rd at Monaco , the team's first podium finish. Team boss Christian Horner said before the race that if one of his cars were to finish on the podium, he would jump into a swimming pool at the track naked. He ended up jumping into

560-564: A poor 2003 and 2004 with McLaren, was a revelation for the team while Klien showed that he had vastly improved from 2004. Overall they scored 34 points; 24 for Coulthard, 9 for Klien and 1 for Liuzzi. Red Bull Racing was a consistent point and occasional podium challenger for most of their debut season. American driver Scott Speed , who rose through the ranks in the American equivalent of the Red Bull Junior Team, Red Bull Driver Search ,

630-504: A pre-race promise of jumping into the team's pool wearing nothing but one of the capes. The team eventually finished seventh in the Constructors' Championship, with 16 points. The livery of the RB2 is essentially identical to that of its predecessor, the RB1. The only differences are the reversal of the color scheme of the three side stripes and the removal of the checkered flag motif from the bonnet and

700-568: A result, Webber lost his championship lead and Vettel's engine failure prevented him from leading the championship for the first time in 2010, but the team still led the Constructors' Championship. At the Brazilian Grand Prix in São Paulo , Red Bull Racing became Constructors' Champion for the first time after Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber finished 1–2 in the race, enough to finish ahead of McLaren and Ferrari . In doing so Red Bull became

770-456: A rule change mandating the use of V8 engines , making it likely that both Red Bull Racing and Ferrari would use the same specification engine. Red Bull Racing continued to use Michelin tyres, rather than the Bridgestones used by Ferrari. On 8 November 2005, Red Bull Racing hired Adrian Newey , the highly successful McLaren technical director. On 15 December 2005, the team's second car,

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840-551: A somersault before landing and crashing into a tyre barrier. At the British Grand Prix at Silverstone , Vettel took pole position but after a bad start, he got a puncture and subsequently dropped to the back of the field, eventually finishing seventh. Webber, who started from second, won after leading for the entire race. Vettel qualified in pole position in front of the two Ferraris in Germany , but finished his home race behind

910-522: A strong end to the season. Webber came close to victory at the Japanese Grand Prix , but he was involved in a crash with Sebastian Vettel . During the same race, Coulthard again demonstrated his wet-weather ability and finished 4th. At the Chinese Grand Prix , Red Bull had a competitive qualifying session. Coulthard achieved 5th on the grid, along with Webber in 9th. Red Bull continued with

980-448: A total of 15 pole positions with 10 going to Vettel and five going to Webber. The team scored six fastest laps three scored by Vettel and three scored by Webber. Horner also praised the sportsmanship of both drivers stating that they conducted themselves in a well orderly and mannered fashion. Red Bull Racing was officially promoted to Renault 's full-works partnership status, receiving free engines as Renault's full-works constructor team

1050-404: A tougher start to the 2008 campaign due to poor qualifying, but a 3rd place at Canada gave Red Bull their first podium since the 2007 European Grand Prix . At the half-way mark, the team had notched up 24 points – the same as their total for the 2007 season – and were locked in a fierce battle with Toyota and Renault for 4th in the Constructors' Championship. The team had also resolved

1120-459: A tyre fighting with Nick Heidfeld , and finished 10th; the cooling problems returned when his Ferrari engine expired on the slowing down lap, forcing a grid penalty for the following race. In Malaysia , Coulthard made up several places from the back of the grid but was forced to retire with hydraulic problems, while Klien had an opening lap incident with Kimi Räikkönen and after pitting for repairs also retired with hydraulic failure. Coulthard got

1190-421: The 1999 European Grand Prix courtesy of Johnny Herbert ). In the next race at Bahrain after qualifying 3rd, Vettel finished second behind Jenson Button and collected another eight world championship points. At the Spanish Grand Prix , Webber and Vettel finished third and fourth respectively, after having qualified fifth and second. In Turkey , Webber and Vettel finished second and third respectively. At

1260-427: The Brazilian Grand Prix . Another 1–2 finish for the team was achieved at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix , this time with Vettel finishing ahead of Webber. Vettel finished second in the Drivers' Championship with 84 points, 11 behind Jenson Button. Mark Webber finished fourth with 69.5 points. The team also finished second in the Constructors' Championship with 153.5 points, 18.5 points behind Brawn GP . For

1330-452: The British Grand Prix and, despite hopes for a strong final home Grand Prix, was forced to retire on the first lap, which also occurred at his final race in Brazil where he retired at the second corner. For 2009 , Red Bull Racing launched their new RB5 chassis virtually on 8 February utilising a 3D computer-generated video narrated by Sebastian Vettel. The physical launch of the car was held

1400-479: The British Grand Prix the car had new upgrades and Sebastian Vettel won after qualifying on pole position, ending championship leader Jenson Button's run of four straight wins. The team scored another 1–2 at the German Grand Prix with Mark Webber (who scored his first win despite being given a drive-through penalty earlier on) leading home Sebastian Vettel. Mark Webber also took his second Formula One victory at

1470-516: The Formula 2 Championship , Formula One's "feeder" series. Red Bull's owner, Dietrich Mateschitz , reportedly tried to recruit former Formula One driver and BMW Motorsport chief (and fellow Austrian) Gerhard Berger to help guide the team through its debut season. However, this was never realised. For 2005 , the chassis was christened the RB1 . Red Bull Racing used Cosworth engines in its maiden year due to

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1540-519: The Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest , Vettel again took pole position and was leading until the safety car came out. He was second behind Webber, who started second and was then given a drive-through penalty for exceeding the ten-car maximum distance between himself and the safety car. This cost him second place and he finished third. Webber won the race after using his super-soft tyres for over half

1610-638: The Red Bull RB2 , hit the track for the first time. David Coulthard completed a handful of laps of the Silverstone circuit in England, and declared the new car was a "sexy looking thing". In early testing Red Bull was plagued with cooling problems and overheating of car components. At the opening race of the 2006 season in Bahrain , Christian Klien qualified eighth (ahead of Giancarlo Fisichella 's Renault and both BMWs). Coulthard had problems when he flat-spotted

1680-556: The United States Grand Prix Klien retired along with eight other cars including Toro Rosso driver Scott Speed on the first lap after a series of first corner incidents. Coulthard finished 7th. The team finished 7th in the FIA Constructors' Championship, with 16 points, five points ahead of the struggling Williams team. Coulthard (14 pts) finished in 13th place in the drivers' standings, the departed Klien (2 pts)

1750-586: The 2007 season, replacing Christian Klien who ended his association with the team. Klien was replaced by Robert Doornbos for the last three races of 2006. Doornbos became the team's non-racing third driver for 2007. In 2007 Red Bull officially became an Austrian constructor by receiving an Austrian licence, though continued to operate from the same base in Britain. Despite qualifying in 7th place for his home race in Melbourne , Mark Webber finished down in 13th due to

1820-525: The 2010 season, the team retained both Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel , with Renault remaining the engine supplier. At the opening round, the Bahrain Grand Prix , Vettel took pole position while Webber qualified sixth. Vettel led the race until he slowed due to a spark-plug failure, while the two Ferraris and Lewis Hamilton overtook Vettel. Vettel finished fourth, and Webber finished eighth. In Australia , Vettel again took pole, with Webber in

1890-537: The Brit at the Bus Stop. After sensing an inside passing opportunity, Vettel attempted to quickly change direction while under braking, causing the car to spear into the side of Button's McLaren. Button retired from the race, while Vettel was able to pit for repairs. He subsequently received a drive-through penalty for his action and suffered a rear tyre puncture while attempting to overtake Vitantonio Liuzzi , finishing 15th. Webber

1960-589: The Brixworth factory for 20 years. On 6 May 2021, Red Bull Racing announced the hiring of five more senior Mercedes engine employees: Steve Blewett (who will be the production director of the Red Bull power unit), Omid Mostaghimi (chief engine, electronics and energy recovery), Pip Clode (head of mechanical design for energy recovery), Anton Mayo (head of combustion power unit design) and Steve Brodie (leader of combustion engine operations). On 2 October 2022, Honda announced

2030-595: The Japanese automaker left Formula One at the end of the 2021 season . The engines will be purchased and renamed Red Bull Powertrains, and supplied to its two teams currently competing in Formula One, Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri , starting in 2022. On 23 April 2021 Red Bull Powertrains announced the hiring of Ben Hodgkinson as technical director. Hodgkinson had been head of mechanical engineering at Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains since 2017, and had worked at

2100-438: The RB2 during the season to let new Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey concentrate on 2007's challenger. However, there were still highlights in a largely depressing season. Foremost among these was Coulthard scoring the team's first podium at Monaco . As this coincided with a one-race deal to promote the new Superman film , the veteran driver wore a red cape on the podium, and Team Principal Christian Horner later honoured

2170-543: The Renault engine powering the Red Bull was lacking in horsepower compared to the Ferrari and Mercedes engines. For the 2009 season, Renault was allowed to equalise the difference in engine power compared to their competitors after the single-year freeze in engine development from 2007. Webber notched up his 50th top ten grid position in 107 Grands Prix at the Spanish Grand Prix . Coulthard announced his retirement from Formula One at

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2240-461: The cockpit and wraps around the upper part of the bellies and the rear wing, where, on the outside of the bulkheads, the insignia of Superman. All decorative elements of the original livery are eliminated, except for a gray line on the sides of the survival cell. An image of the Man of Steel's chest also appears on the muzzle. For this race the Red Bull pit crew wore white overalls Among the drivers, Klien wore

2310-523: The company will be renamed to Red Bull Ford Powertrains , following a partnership with Ford Motor Company . Red Bull Powertrains operates in a 5,000-square-foot facility near to the Red Bull Racing chassis department in Milton Keynes . In February 2021, Red Bull Advanced Technologies signed an exclusive distribution agreement for Formula One engines with Honda to start in the 2022 season , after

2380-516: The company will be renamed to "Red Bull Ford Powertrains." The RBPTH001 was, despite its name, developed, produced, and maintained by Honda. It was a derivative of the Honda RA621H, with different ignition timing, cylinder pressure, and MGU-H to account for the new E10 fuels. The crankshaft and cylinder block geometry were also modified to ensure reliability when running on E10 fuels, and a specialised coating developed by Honda's motorcycle division

2450-428: The drivers seemed to have a stroke of good luck during the unpredictable and exciting 2007 European Grand Prix in which Webber finished 3rd, his second career podium. Coulthard backed it up with a strong 5th which was made all the more impressive by the fact he started 20th on the grid after the team mistakenly kept him in the pits too long resulting in him not being able to complete another qualifying lap. Red Bull had

2520-411: The ease of continuing with the engine Jaguar Racing used. Former McLaren driver David Coulthard led the team. Coulthard was chosen for his experience, considered ideal to help lead the fledgling team. For the second car, Red Bull shared the drive between two of its young sponsored drivers: Christian Klien , who had driven for Jaguar in 2004 and 2004 F3000 champion Vitantonio Liuzzi . At first, it

2590-638: The extension of their technical support to Red Bull Racing until 2025. Honda's agreement with Red Bull Racing does not involve power unit development. Honda 's logo will also appear on Red Bull Racing's and AlphaTauri's car from the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix onwards. On 4 February 2023, Red Bull Racing and Ford Motor Company announced a strategic partnership that will see Ford return to Formula One in 2026 following new engine regulations. Ford will provide "expertise in areas including battery cell and electric motor technology as well as power unit control software and analytics" and "combustion engine development," and

2660-471: The first Austrian team to win the Formula One Constructors' Championship. Christian Horner stated that the main goal had been achieved and that now his remaining aim was to win the Drivers' Championship and put the icing on the cake of Red Bull's year. In some other teams, the drivers would have been told to change positions, to improve better placed Mark Webber's chances to win the drivers' title in

2730-399: The first Austrian team to win the title. The team began using Honda engines in 2019 . The works Honda partnership culminated in 2021 following Red Bull driver Max Verstappen 's World Drivers' Championship victory, with Verstappen also winning the championship in 2022 and 2023 . Honda left the sport officially after 2021 but is set to continue to supply complete engines from Japan to

2800-589: The first non-Red Bull pole of the year. Webber and Vettel were second and third respectively in qualifying before the pair finished fourth and fifth in the race. The team admitted that it was a track that the car struggled with. At the European Grand Prix in Valencia, Spain , Vettel won from pole position, leading every lap of the race. Webber collided with the Lotus of Heikki Kovalainen , flipping his Red Bull car into

2870-496: The grid. Webber won the race without too much trouble. Vettel, however, suffered brake problems and dropped to fourth – this became third when Hamilton had a puncture and crashed from second on the penultimate lap. Webber took pole position again at the Monaco Grand Prix ; Vettel qualified third behind Renault 's Robert Kubica , but overtook him at the start. Webber won the race and Vettel finished in second place. After

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2940-502: The last race, but the team insisted that the faster driver should win the race, and kept being reluctant to give any orders of the kind "let your teammate pass" to their drivers. In the final race at Abu Dhabi , Sebastian Vettel won the race and the Formula One Drivers' Championship. Red Bull finished the year with a total of 9 Grand Prix victories with five going to Sebastian Vettel and four going to Mark Webber. Red Bull claimed

3010-451: The next day. The team secured their first pole position at the Chinese Grand Prix with Sebastian Vettel, posting the fastest time with just a single qualifying lap in Q3. Mark Webber qualified in third on the grid. The next day, Vettel won, with Webber second. Vettel's victory, in rain-soaked conditions, marked Red Bull Racing's first-ever win (although the team's predecessor, Stewart GP , had won

3080-563: The other being RB Formula One Team . The Red Bull Racing team has been managed by Christian Horner since its formation in 2005. Red Bull had Cosworth engines in 2005 and Ferrari engines in 2006 . The team used engines supplied by Renault between 2007 and 2018 (from 2016 to 2018, the Renault engine was re-badged TAG Heuer following the breakdown in the relationship between Red Bull and Renault in 2015 ). During this partnership, they won four successive Drivers' and Constructors' Championship titles from 2010 to 2013 , becoming

3150-401: The outside of the rear wing side bulkheads. In this last position the motif has been replaced by a continuation of the three aforementioned bands. For the Monaco Grand Prix the two RB2s compete with a special livery aimed at promoting the release of the film Superman Returns . It varies from the usual one due to the appearance of a red cape, inspired by that of Superman , which starts from

3220-460: The pair in third place. Webber qualified in fourth but finished in sixth behind both the McLaren cars. During the race Felipe Massa controversially let Fernando Alonso past into the lead to win the race after a message from the team. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said: "That was the most blatant team order ever". He also criticised Ferrari for not letting their drivers race each other. At

3290-421: The pit stops, Webber and Vettel were running first and second until lap 40, when Vettel attempted to overtake Webber, leading to a collision between the two. Webber finished third, while Vettel was forced to retire. Neither driver took 100% of responsibility while senior members of the team alluded to the thought that Webber had not provided "enough room" for Vettel. In Canada , Hamilton took pole position –

3360-420: The pool wearing only a red cape. Coincidentally both Stewart Grand Prix and Jaguar Racing , the team's predecessors, also scored their maiden podiums at that race. Coulthard scored a point at Montreal , passing Jenson Button in the closing stages of the race despite starting in last place due to an engine change that warranted a grid penalty. Klien also fared well, driving the second RB2 to 11th position. At

3430-498: The race car, drivers overalls and team kit. Red Bull Powertrains Red Bull Powertrains , abbreviated as RBPT , is a Formula One power unit manufacturing company owned by the Austrian Red Bull GmbH and based in the United Kingdom. The company was formed in 2021 to take over the operation of Formula One power units developed by Honda from 2022 onwards following the Japanese manufacturer's withdrawal from

3500-512: The race to build up a lead to keep him ahead after his stop. Webber won with Fernando Alonso ten seconds behind in second place. The Belgian Grand Prix saw Webber claim pole position, despite McLaren and Ferrari having a straight-line speed advantage. At the start, the anti-stall device on Webber's car came on, dropping the Australian to 5th. Vettel, meanwhile in 3rd (after starting 4th) was chasing Jenson Button for 2nd place when he collided with

3570-471: The race, Webber was leading the championship after being in seventh after China, with Vettel in second place (this was only by countback though because both drivers were on 78 points). The team was leading the Constructors' Championship. At the Turkish Grand Prix , Webber again took pole position, taking the team's run of pole positions to seven consecutive races, with Vettel third on the grid. Following

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3640-439: The reliability problems that had dogged them the previous year. However, as the season progressed, Red Bull failed to keep up with their competitors. Red Bull scored just 5 points in the last 10 races, and Toro Rosso  – the Red Bull 'B team' – had overhauled their total by the season's end and won the rain-affected Italian Grand Prix , becoming the first Red Bull-owned team to win a race. This fact led many to claim that

3710-446: The run to the first right-handed corner. Subsequent errors led to him dropping a few more places, and near the end of the race, he crashed with Hamilton, destroying his front wing. He pitted to get a new one, and finished ninth, scoring two points. In Malaysia , Webber took pole with Vettel in the third position. Vettel managed to pass both Nico Rosberg and Webber before the first corner, leading for all bar two laps en route to his and

3780-619: The same drivers in 2008 and had numbers 9 and 10 on their cars after finishing 5th in the 2007 Constructors' Championship. Red Bull presented the RB4 at the Jerez circuit on 16 January and announced that Sébastien Buemi would be their test and reserve driver for 2008 combining it with his GP2 drive with the Arden International GP2 team. After Webber retired from the opening round he went on to score 5 consecutive points finishes. Coulthard had

3850-449: The season in third place in the championship, taking one victory, in the final race of the season in Brazil . The team also defended their respective title, as they finished the season with 650 points in the Constructors' Championship, 153 points ahead of the next closest team, McLaren . Nissan 's premium automotive brand Infiniti joined Red Bull Racing as an official partner for the 2011 and 2012 seasons which saw Infiniti logos appear on

3920-435: The second position. Vettel led the race and again looked set to take the race, but he reported a vibration of one of the front wheels on his car. The problem seemed to subside, and the decision was made to keep him on the track rather than pit him. A few corners later, the problem struck again, and Vettel ran off the track and subsequently retired, due to brake failure. Webber got wheelspin off the line and gave up one position on

3990-545: The sport after 2021. Honda continued to support the Red Bull-owned teams in 2022 and will do so until the end of 2025. Honda assembles the power units and provides trackside and race operation support. The power units remain Honda's intellectual property, and due to a development freeze, Red Bull Powertrains will not develop them. Red Bull Powertrains will take full responsibility for engine supply and operations from 2026, when

4060-453: The team over three Grand Prix seasons. The team continued to have access to the Cosworth engine developed for their 2005 chassis, and the operation continued under the new title. Christian Horner was installed as the new team boss and lined up David Coulthard and Christian Klien to drive for the team. The team operated under a British racing licence from 2005 to 2006 . Red Bull Racing

4130-572: The team partly under Red Bull Powertrains branding until the end of 2025 . The current Red Bull team traces its origins back to the Stewart Grand Prix outfit that made its debut in 1997 . Jackie Stewart sold his team to the Ford Motor Company late in 1999, and Ford made the decision to rebrand the team Jaguar Racing with little subsequent success over the next five years. The Jaguar Racing Formula One constructor and racing team

4200-408: The team showed improving pace, and Coulthard and Webber were running 7th (with Coulthard starting from the back) and 8th respectively before reliability problems put both out of the race in quick succession. However, in testing at Barcelona Coulthard has set the fastest lap in the new configuration of the circuit (since superseded by Felipe Massa ). Coulthard secured the team's first points by scoring

4270-457: The team's first victory of the year. Webber led the other two laps and eventually finished second, with the team moving up into third in the Constructors' Championship. The team once again scored pole position in China , when Vettel managed to set a faster time than Webber, who completed the front row. Webber overtook Vettel at the start, but both were overtaken by Fernando Alonso , who was later given

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4340-537: Was Red Bull Racing's third driver in 2005 for the Canadian and United States Grands Prix. Speed was attractive to Red Bull Racing because of his American nationality which would raise the profile of both Red Bull and Formula One in America, a market where the sport has traditionally struggled to make an impact. On 23 April 2005, the team announced a deal to utilise customer Ferrari engines in 2006 . This coincided with

4410-555: Was able to capitalise on the DNF of Button and Alonso, as well as a mistake by Renault's Robert Kubica , during his pit stop, and finish 2nd, behind race winner Hamilton. At the Italian Grand Prix in Monza , Webber had a bad start and was 9th from 4th place on the grid after the first lap. Vettel had brake binding problems for a short period, around lap 20, and he too dropped back a place but

4480-493: Was announced that Klien and Liuzzi would swap driving duty every four races, but by the end of the season, Liuzzi had appeared only four times. Red Bull's first year in Formula One was a massive success compared to its predecessors, Jaguar Racing. They were 6th in the Constructors' Championship for most of the season, only beaten by the fast-improving BAR Hondas at the end of the season. In a single season, they amassed more points than Jaguar had in 2003 and 2004. Coulthard, after

4550-522: Was applied to the walls of the cylinders. The injection system, exhaust, and the turbocharger's compressor and turbine were all optimised for E10 fuel. The changes meant that the RBPTH001 weighed more than the RA621H, but the dimensions of the engines are virtually identical save for the exhaust and intake layout and the electrical components. The new engine could also run at noticeably higher temperatures compared to

4620-582: Was classified in 18th position. Klien's replacement, Robert Doornbos , failed to score any points. 2007 saw the debut of the Adrian Newey designed RB3 . After lengthy discussions over Red Bull Racing's obligation to continue to use Ferrari engines for 2007, the team announced on 31 August 2006 they would use customer Renault engines for the 2007 season, the Ferrari contract being passed to Scuderia Toro Rosso . The team announced on 7 August 2006 that it had signed Mark Webber to drive alongside Coulthard for

4690-599: Was not the start of Red Bull's involvement in Formula One, as they sponsored Sauber from 1995 to 2004. After buying a Formula One team of its own, Red Bull ended its long-term partnership with the Swiss team. Red Bull also runs a young drivers programme, Red Bull Junior Team , whereby Red Bull sponsors promising young drivers. High-profile drivers who have received this backing include Enrique Bernoldi , Christian Klien , Patrick Friesacher , Vitantonio Liuzzi and Scott Speed . Red Bull also sponsors many drivers and teams competing in

4760-459: Was put up for sale in September 2004 when Ford decided it could "no longer make a compelling business case for any of its brands to compete in Formula One." Red Bull, an energy drinks company, agreed its purchase of Jaguar Racing on the final day of the sale, 15 November 2004. BBC Sport reported that Ford asked bidders for a symbolic US$ 1 in return for a commitment to invest US$ 400 million in

4830-418: Was rebranded to Lotus Renault GP . Both Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber were retained by the team for the 2011 season, as was engine supplier Renault. Vettel defended his world title – becoming the ninth driver to do so – after winning eleven of the season's races, and also achieved 15 pole positions during the season, breaking Nigel Mansell 's record from the 1992 season. Webber finished

4900-518: Was then back on the pace. Webber was held back by Nico Hülkenberg in the latter part of the race, until he passed, and finished 6th. Vettel stayed out on soft tyres until the penultimate lap, doing better lap times than Webber and overtaking Mark when he pitted, to finish fourth. At the Korean Grand Prix in Yeongam , Vettel gave the team its 19th pole position, while Webber started second, making it

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