Red Bull, World Champion in 6 years

Red Bull Racing, after narrowly missing the supreme award in 2009, is at the peak of technical and mechanical mastery in Formula 1. Less than six years after its arrival in F1, the energy drink brand's team has managed to dominate the historic F1 teams? McLaren, Ferrari, Renault ? to achieve his goals, achieve the title of Formula 1 World Champion.

Already in 2009, Red Bull Racing has one of the most accomplished single-seaters on the grid. The RB5 designed by Adrian Newey is the most extreme in its technical choices but, in particular due to the delay accumulated on Brawn GP during the first half of the season, Red Bull Racing is unable to catch up with Ross Brawn's team at the end of the season. season. It's only a postponement since, at the start of 2010, the RB6 proved to be the fastest F1 car.

However, at the start of 2005, when Red Bull arrived in F1, there were many questions. Indeed, Dietrich Mateschitz, founder of the brand, has just bought an F1 team, Jaguar Racing, to make F1 his new showcase. But Jaguar, in five seasons, has never really convinced. Two podiums completed the project initiated by Ford, with, as best ranking, a seventh place in the F1 World Constructors' Championship.

The Austrian team made an honorable debut in 2005 with David Coulthard, Christian Klien and Vitantonio Liuzzi, managing to score points on numerous occasions and ranked seventh in the constructors' standings. In 2006, the ranking is the same but the RBR harvest is less significant. However, the arrival of Adrian Newey? passed through March, Williams and McLaren? as designer of the RB3, a car intended to run in 2007, gives new impetus to the Milton Keynes team.

In 2007, alongside the experienced David Coulthard, Mark Webber arrived, at the same time as Renault, which succeeded Ferrari as engine partner. The team then produced good results but only intermittently. Webber reached the podium of the European GP, ​​when Coulthard took a 4th place and two 2nd places. On the other hand, the 2008 season was disappointing, especially as the team Toro Rosso, led by Sebastian Vettel and Sébastien Bourdais, a sign of better results. Having captivated his bosses with his talent, Vettel, from the Red Bull Junior Team, was promoted to Red Bull Racing at the end of 2008. He then replaced Coulthard, who was bowing out after 15 years in F1.

La saison 2009 arrive alors comme une aubaine puisque la FIA décide de changer les règles de façon drastique. Les écuries qui dominent le championnat repartent de zéro et Red Bull Racing travaille ardemment pour grimper dans la hiérarchie. Dès les premières courses de la saison, il s?avère que RBR possède l?une des meilleures voitures du plateau. Si le team de Milton Keynes n?a pas pensé à l?astuce de Brawn GP, Williams et Toyota, qui possède une voiture à double diffuseur, la suspension à tirants est une des innovations qui permettent à Red Bull de devenir une écurie capable de gagner des courses.

As the weeks went by, the RB6 proved to be the best car in the field, with the team having more resources than Brawn GP to develop the car. Sebastian Vettel assumes his status and strings together victories and Mark Webber, despite a serious injury during the winter, wins his first race after 132 Grands Prix. But, due to the lead taken at the start of the season by the former Honda team, Brawn GP and Jenson Button are World Manufacturers' and Drivers' Champions.

At the start of 2010, Red Bull Racing returned with reaffirmed ambitions and a car that was still as extreme in its technical solutions. Moreover, several of its qualities are controversial during the season, such as the so-called flexible front wing or the particularly low ride height. Despite extreme domination in the qualifying sessions, the Red Bull-Renaults proved less dashing in the race.

Due to reliability problems and driver errors, Christian Horner's team failed to take off in the championship. In addition, Mark Webber turns out to be as sharp as Sebastian Vettel, so the team has two drivers capable of winning the title. However, Red Bull Racing managed to string together good results and, after the Hungarian GP, ​​took the lead in the constructors' standings. McLaren slows down at the end of the championship and Red Bull takes off in Singapore, then Japan. After a double in Abu Dhabi, the fourth in 2010, RBR secures the crown of World Manufacturers' Champion, a logical reward given the efforts made over several years.

After this title, it now remains for the two drivers, Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber, to “finish the job”. They each have the opportunity to become World Champion but it's always Fernando Alonso who dominates the championship. Winners four times this season, each of the two drivers has the weapons to win the crown, allowing Red Bull to celebrate total success.