The History of Red Bull in Formula 1 to the Rhythm of Fast Lap

By Charles Sanz

DO YOU KNOW THE STORY OF THE ENERGY DRINK THAT WENT ON TO BECOME THE MOST SUCCESSFUL TEAM IN FORMULA 1?

 

Who could have guessed that an energy drink brand could reign supreme in Formula 1? In 1995, Red Bull thought that the world's biggest motor racing competition perfectly reflected its philosophy: risk, adventure and success beyond the limits. That's why it decided to become part of this great spectacle.

 

Its beginnings were as a sponsor, through Sauber. Thus, with its economic contribution to the Swiss team, Red Bull achieved the team's first podium through German Heinz-Harald Frentzen, in addition to adding the brand name to the team that saw the debut of a future champion: Kimi Räikkönen.

 

However, Red Bull's racing ambitions went further than that. In 2005, it bought the Jaguar team to create its own team: Red Bull Racing. A year later, it bought Minardi to form a second team: Toro Rosso.

 

Who would have thought that this risky maneuver could end in success? Then came the moments of glory: David Coulthard's first podium in Monaco, or Toro Rosso's first victory at Monza and Red Bull's first victory in China by a Sebastian Vettel who ended up being the key to Red Bull's golden era.

 

But Red Bull is much more than Sebastian Vettel's glory days. Its history cannot be understood without names like Adrian Newey or technologies like the blown diffuser.

 

This book shows the trajectory of Red Bull in Formula 1 in a simple, light way and through its main keys so that you can enjoy wonderful memories or learn the past of one of the main racing teams of the competition.

 

In this book you will find:

- Red Bull as a sponsor: its long trajectory in the Sauber team and its failure in Arrows.

- The drivers who drove the Red Bull-sponsored Sauber: Wendlinger, Boullion, Herbert, Larini, Morbidelli, Alesi, Diniz, Salo, Heidfeld, Massa, Fisichella...

- Kimi Räikkönen's Formula 1 debut with Red Bull Sauber

- The first podium finish of the Red Bull Sauber Petronas team through German Heinz-Harald Frentzen

- Dietrich Mateschitz, founder of the Red Bull Racing team

- The purchase of Jaguar Ford to create Red Bull and the purchase of Minardi to create Toro Rosso

- Toro Rosso and the drivers who tried to get to Red Bull through the Faenza team

- The arrival of Adrian Newey, one of the greatest engineers in racing history

- Red Bull's first podium finish through David Coulthard at Monaco

- Sebastian Vettel's era of glory: Toro Rosso's first victory at Monza and Red Bull's first win in China

- Red Bull's hegemony of the blown diffuser

- The arrival of the hybrid era and the fight against Mercedes

- The alliance with Honda

- Max Verstappen and the exciting 2021 season, the most evenly matched in history

- The future of Red Bull

 

All this and much more in a book that will make you enjoy the history of this legendary Formula 1 team!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Charles Sanz
• Release date: Mar 14, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224636761

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Introduction

Who would have guessed that an energy drink brand could come to reign supreme in Formula 1? In 1995, Red Bull thought that the world's greatest motor racing competition perfectly reflected its philosophy: risk, adventure and success beyond the limits. Therefore, he decided to be part of this great show.

Its beginnings were as a sponsor, through Sauber. Thus, with its economic contribution to the Swiss team, Red Bull achieved the team's first podium through the German Heinz-Harald Frentzen, in addition to adding the brand's name to the team that saw a future champion make his debut: Kimi Räikkönen.

However, Red Bull's claims in the competition went further. In 2005, he bought the Jaguar team to create his own team: Red Bull Racing. A year later, the purchase of Minardi came to form a second team: Toro Rosso.

Who would have thought that this risky maneuver could end in success? In this way, the moments of glory arrived: David Coulthard's first podium in Monaco, or the first victory of Toro Rosso in Monza and Red Bull in China by a Sebastian Vettel who ended up being key in the golden era of Red Bull .

But Red Bull is much more than the glory days of Sebastian Vettel. Its history cannot be understood without names like Adrian Newey or technologies like the blown diffuser.

This book shows the trajectory of Red Bull in Formula 1 in a simple, light way and through its main keys in a style similar to the work The history of Formula 1 at a fast lap rhythm that has been so well received and still have.

The objective is to be able to enjoy a pleasant walk through the history of this team, of which I consider myself a faithful follower and to which I pay homage in this text.

I hope you enjoy the following pages and they serve to bring back fond memories or learn the history of a team that took risks and, in an unusual way, came to reign in Formula 1.

All the best,

Charles Sanz.

Red Bull as sponsor in Formula 1

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Red Bull's first appearance in Formula 1 was not as a team, but as a sponsor. The energy drink brand saw in the top motoring competition a way to represent its philosophy: adventure, sportsmanship, the road to success and challenging the limits.

Thus, in 1995, he signed a sponsorship contract with the Sauber team, to which he gave his colors and made the red bull appear on the chassis of the Sauber C14 of the Swiss Red Bull Sauber Ford team.

Sauber had been involved in the competition for two years, finishing seventh in the constructors' championship in 1993 and finishing eighth in 1994. With the economic contribution of energy drinks, the team hoped to improve its results.

For the 1995 season, the C14 with the Ford ECA Zetec-R 3.0 V8 engine was driven by Austrian Karl Wendlinger and German Heinz-Harald Frentzen.

Wendlinger came to the team in 1993 from March, in a campaign with many dropouts, but good results in the six races he was able to finish, often in the top 10 and with podium options in Portugal and Spain.

Wendlinger [1]

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In 1994, after three races at the level of the previous campaign, he suffered a serious accident in training in Monaco that left him in a coma for 19 days, after which he was unable to continue the season. In 1995, he returned with the aim of resuming his career.

For his part, Frentzen had made his Formula 1 debut with Sauber the previous season with similar results to Wendlinger: numerous retirements, Top 10 finishes in the few races he was able to finish and a near podium finish in France.

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Sauber's results in 1995 with the support of Red Bull were similar to those of previous campaigns, with a car capable of frequently being in the top ten, although this time the dropouts were fewer, showing a more reliable car.

In the fifth race of the season, the Austrian Karl Wendlinger was replaced after three retirements and a thirteenth position by the Frenchman Jean-Christophe Boullion. At the age of 26, the Frenchman made his debut in Formula 1 to get 3 points and a fifth best position in his only year in the competition.

Jean-Christophe Boullion - F1 Results [3]

Despite putting in decent results, they were no match for Frentzen's, so Bouillon was replaced by Wendlinger again for the last two races, after which he returned to his test role for Williams.

German Heinz-Harald Frentzen was the team's best driver in the 1995 season, scoring 15 points to finish ninth in the standings, with the achievement not only being the first podium finish for the Sauber team at Monza, but also the best result for the German throughout the year and his career so far. The support of Red Bull, at least, served to get that first podium, although with 18 points, it only equaled seventh position in the 1993 constructors' world championship.

Noticias de Heinz-Harald Frentzen - Competición

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In the 1996 season, Red Bull continued to sponsor Sauber's C15 with the Ford JD Zetec-R 3.0 engine in the jump to V10s. Frentzen, who had given the team the first podium, continued with the team, while this time his partner was the British Johnny Herbert.

Herbert had already had racing experience since making his debut with Benetton in 1989, driving for Lotus for the next five years, before returning to Benetton in 1995. He signed for Sauber after his