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The Stewart Racing car, also known as The Stewart Grand Prix, was developed by the 70s racing driver Jackie Stewart and his son- Paul Stewart. The car was powered by a Ford V 10 motor and was established as the Ford Work Team.Their 1st race was held in Australia in 1997. Later that year The Stewart managed to place 2nd in Monaco. By 1999 they developed a new engine and both their drivers ended on the podium placing 1st and 3rd, resulting the Stewart’s first win.
In 2000 the Ford Company bought Stewart under the Jaguar brand and Jaguar then raced from 2000 -2004 and acquired Cosworth and Jaguar motor companies to help with the developments. Jaguar used the same car with an upgraded engine for the 2000 season, but the results were below all expectations. The team principal and managers were replaced several times in the hope to increase the performance on the track, but Jaguar went from bad to worst.
The Ford Company decided to sell Jaguar Racing in September 2004 which was then purchased by Red Bull in November the same year. Jaguar Racing was sold for US $1 with a commitment that they would invest US $400 million over the next 3 racing seasons. Jaguar supplied the new Cosworth engine for Red Bull Racing which was developed for the 2005 season. At this stage, Red Bull had shares in the Sauber Racing car as well as a driving academy. They were able to achieve the expertise of David Coulthord , an experienced driver who had left McLaren, as well as 2 other drivers, Christian Klien and Vitatonio Liuzzi to race for them.
Red Bull Racing did well in their 1st year (2005), placing 7th in the manufacturing Construction, with a score of 34 points. In April 2005 the team announced they clinched a deal with Ferrari to use the Ferrari engines for the 2006 season. This was the same period that Adrian Newey, the successful technical director of McLaren, was acquired by Red Bull Racing. The 2006 season was plagued with several problems from overheating to hydraulics that caused the cars to retire; they did however obtain points.
Their highest finish in 2006 was that of Coulthard when he finished 3rd in Monaco, Red Bull managed to place 7th that year in the FIA Constructors Championship. Later that year Red bull ended their contract with Ferrari and negotiated with Renault to supply them with engines for 2007.
In 2007 Adrain Newey helped design a new car for Red Bull racing, using the service of Mark Weber who has also driven for Jaguar in 2003 -2004 seasons. The car and driver did well by placing twice on the podium as well as setting the fastest lap time; Red bull finished 5th for FIA Constructors Championship.
2008 was a great year for Red Bull as they resolved the problems that dogged them for the previous seasons. Half way through the season, they already had 24 points, the same amount they had for the entire previous season. By the end of 2008 season Coulthard retired and Sebastian Vettel took his place for the 2009 season. The team managed to finished 2nd on the FIA Constructor Championship which is a great improvement compared to the previous years.
The 2010 season was their 1st championship year as they dominated most of the races, many times leading from pole positions. Red Bull kept their drivers – Vettel and Webber, and pursued Geoff Willis as the technical director. Red Bull Racing had the best balance car and drivers for 2010, 2011 and 2012 as both the drivers and Constructors Championship were won by the team. Sebastian Vettel is the youngest Triple Crown F1 champion, surpassing Ayrton Senna (former Brazilian racing driver).
Red bull Racing is now officially known as Infiniti-Red Bull Racing, owned by Austrain, Dietrich Mateschtz.
Source: http://formula1.about.com/od/teams/p/redbull.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bull_Racing
wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_Racing
Imgae: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stewart_gp_barrichello_1997.jpg
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