Red Bull Racing F1 Team is owned by the Austriac company of Red Bull drinks. Red Bull acquired the Jaguar Racing scuderia for 110 million dollars, when the team’s house of this scuderia (Ford) announced his retirement from the maximum category.
The team's origins date back to the team created by Jackie Stewart, Stewart Grand Prix, who ran his first race in 1997. The team was bought by Ford and ran under the name of Jaguar during the 2000 season Formula 1. Despite the youth of the equipment compared with other manufacturers like Ferrari and McLaren, it was considered a very successful start, a race won in 1999. Eventhough the many technical and managerial changes (which included the recruitment of high profile personalities such as Niki Lauda and Bobby Rahal, and the failed attempt to attract the designer Adrian Newey, the team never again reached the achievements of the Stewart era.
Following the disappointing results obtained by the team, Ford announced his retirement following the 2004 Formula 1 season.
On November 15, 2004, Red Bull announced that the acquisition was finalized. During the 2005 Formula 1 season, the team kept the drivers Cosworth. The first pilots of the team are David Coulthard and Christian Klien, who debuted in the 2005 season scoring points with both cars in his first two races.
On May 28, 2006 took his first podium of history to finish in 3rd place David Coulthard in Monaco Grand Prix 2006.
After the disappointing results obtained by the team, Ford announced his retirement after 2004’s Formula 1 season.
On November 15, 2004, Red Bull announced that the acquisition was ended. During the 2005 Formula 1 season, the team kept Cosworth driver. The first pilots of the team are David Coulthard and Christian Klien, who debuted in the 2005 season scoring points with both cars in his first two races. On May 28, 2006 took his first podium of history by finishing in 3rd place in Grand Prix of Monaco 2006.
2007
In 2007, the team joined Mark Webber, who, in part, came back "home" after visiting Jaguar in 2003 and 2004. Along with David Coulthard, formed the driver line-up of the team owner. Webber Colulthard and occupied the tenth and tenth to second position in qualifying for Red Bull drivers and ranks fifth in the constructors' standings with 24 points.
2008
Coulthard and Webber were the drivers of that seaso,n Sébastien Buemi signed as test driver. On January 16 the team presented at the Circuito de Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz) the new Red Bull Renault RB4, which improves the 2007 car, especially in the hydraulic system.
2010
This season the scuderia’s pilots are Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel, both having very good results and some podiums.
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