Information about Red Bull Racing

Having purchased the old Jaguar team, Red Bull entered F1 in 2005 and made a successful start, scoring more points in the first two races than Jaguar managed all of the previous season. They finished 7th eventually, just behind BAR-Honda. In 2006 they included Ferrari engines in their cars and continue with the experienced David Coulthard, along with Christian Klien. However, it proved to be less successful for them, scoring just one podium finish (Coulthard) at Monaco. They did manage to rack up 18 points and finish 7th overall. Australian driver Mark Webber joined them in 2007 along with Adrian Newey as advisor, but the first half of the season was characterised by retirements. Later in the year they improved with a third and fifth finish at the Hungarian GP. Eventually they finished a commendable fifth and are likely to be one of the stronger middle order teams in 2008.

Base: Milton Keynes, UK
Drivers; David Coulthard (GB) and Mark Webber (AUS), (test driver: S. Buemi).

David Coulthard is originally from Scotland, where he began kart racing and by the age of eight was Scottish champion. By the age of 17, he had moved on to Formula Ford and in 1989 was named the first McLaren Autosport Young Driver of the Year. Soon Coulthard was in F3000, finishing third overall in 1993, while test driving for the Williams F1 team. Following Senna's death in 1994, he was promoted to second driver and won his first Grand Prix in Portugal in 1995. Coulthard's best championship result came in 2001 when he finished runner-up to Michael Schumacher, but the championship crown he so desperately seeks continued to evade him in both 2002 and 2003. Apart from victory in Melbourne he played second fiddle to Kimi Raikkonen and left the team at the end of 2004 having finished the lowest in the title rankings in his career, despite his fast car. He signed for Red Bull in 2005 and breathed new life into his career scoring 24 of the team's 34 points in a commendable effort that saw him score a fourth place finish twice. 2006 proved to be less successful in the twilight of his racing career, earning just one podium and finishing an uncharacteristically low 13th overall, as the car struggled for pace and reliability. 2007 wasn’t much better as he struggled with reliability, often finishing behind his teammate. Two late season fifths and fourth helped him to 10th overal just ahead of Webber. Expected to do better in 2008.

Statistics
Date of birth: 27 March 1971
First Grand Prix win: Estoril 1995
Number of Grand Prix driven: 229
Grand Prix wins: 13
Pole positions: 12
Podiums: 61
Career points: 527

Mark Webber, the son of a motorcycle dealer, originally started out in motocross, but switched to karts. In 1994, he moved to Europe to join Formula Ford, later joining F3000. In 2001, he was signed by Benetton as their test driver and his F1 debut came with the Minardi team in 2002 with a memorable fifth place finish in his debut Grand Prix in Australia. At the end of the 2002 season, he was signed by Jaguar. In 2003, Webber single-handedly took Jaguar to seventh place in the Constructors' Championship. He managed a second place on the grid at the 2004 Malaysian GP in an uncompetitive car, and moved to Williams in 2005 where he suffered in another unreliable car, despite achieving seven top five grid positions and a podium in Monaco. In 2006 he faired not much better, retiring from the majority of the season's races and accumulating just 7 points to finish 14th in the Championship, just below his new racing partner as he moves to Red Bull Racing. But 2007 proved equally frustrating due to reliability issues in the first half of the season. Despite scoring a podium (third) in Hungary he managed just 10 points all season to finish 12th. Expected to do better in 2008.

Statistics
Date of birth: 27 August 1976
First Grand Prix win: none
Number of Grand Prix driven: 105
Grand Prix wins: none (highest finish 3rd x 2)
Pole positions: none (highest 2x2)
Podiums: 2
Career points: 79

Technical details and statistics:
Chassis: RB4
Engine: Renault RS27
Tyres: Bridgestone
First season: 2005
World championships: 0
Highest race finish (number of times): 3 (2)
Pole position: 0
Official web-site: http://www.redbullf1.com/

note: Statistics up to the end of 2007 season