For 2005, the chassis was christened the RB1.
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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.
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Vitantonio Liuzzi during free practice at the 2005 British Grand Prix
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Red Bull also sponsors many drivers and teams competing in the Formula 2 Championship, Formula One's "feeder" series.Ĭosworth engines (2005) 2005 season High-profile drivers who have received this backing include Enrique Bernoldi, Christian Klien, Patrick Friesacher, Vitantonio Liuzzi and Scott Speed. Red Bull also runs a young drivers programme, Red Bull Junior Team, whereby Red Bull sponsors promising young drivers. After buying a Formula One team of its own, Red Bull ended its long-term partnership with the Swiss team. Red Bull Racing was not the start of Red Bull's involvement in Formula One, as they sponsored Sauber from 1995 to 2004. Christian Horner was installed as the new team boss and lined up David Coulthard and Christian Klien to drive for the team. The team continued to have access to the Cosworth engine developed for their 2005 chassis, and the operation continued under the new title. BBC Sport reported that Ford asked bidders for a symbolic US$1 in return for a commitment to invest US$400 million in the team over three Grand Prix seasons. Red Bull, an energy drinks company, agreed its purchase of Jaguar Racing on the final day of the sale, 15 November 2004. The Jaguar Racing Formula One constructor and racing team 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 F1". Red Bull's involvement in Formula One dates back to 1995, when it first sponsored the Sauber team.
Verstappen holds an 80-point lead over Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in the driver’s standings and Red Bull leads the constructors by 97 points. When you lose that, then that’s the time to obviously go and do something else.” “I think that if you’re a competitive person, you have that fire that burns within you and mine’s still burning pretty bright. “This is my 18th season in charge of the team and I’m just as motivated today as I was on the first day that I attended the first race back in 2005,” he told GPFans. Red Bull has won four Constructors Championships during that time and Max Verstappen has an excellent chance to win consecutive driver’s championships-which would give the team six during Horner’s tenure. Horner, 48, has led the team since it entered F1 in 2005. Red Bull principal Christian Horner said he remains committed to the Formula 1 team for the foreseeable future.