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141-431: After the good results of the previous inaugural season, 2006 was a poor season for Red Bull . The year was treated as a consolidation season and proved to be a traditionally tough second year for a new team. The new Ferrari engines caused cooling problems pre-season which saw testing time limited, and for the most part the team were bogged down in the midfield. This situation was exacerbated by RBR abandoning development on

282-648: A metacarpal bone in his left hand in a crash. As a result, Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri's reserve driver Liam Lawson substituted for Ricciardo, making his Formula One debut. Lawson continued to substitute in for Ricciardo at the Italian , Singapore , Japanese and Qatar Grands Prix before Ricciardo returned for the United States Grand Prix . The 2023 calendar comprised twenty-two Grands Prix. The Azerbaijan , Austrian , Belgian , Qatar , United States and São Paulo Grands Prix featured

423-513: A "minor" cycling accident during training. He was replaced by reserve driver Felipe Drugovich . Red Bull Racing locked out the front row for the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix , with the two Ferraris on the second row. The much-improved Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso started in fifth. Max Verstappen led nearly all the race comfortably, winning by eleven seconds ahead of his teammate Sergio Pérez . Charles Leclerc retired with

564-593: A Red Bull front row. On lap 18, Webber spun and hit the wall, and hit the Mercedes of Nico Rosberg , causing both drivers to retire. Worse was to come for the team when Vettel's engine failed just 10 laps from the finish, while he was in the lead, and the German retired and handed his lead to Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari . Red Bull had suffered their first double retirement since the 2008 Australian Grand Prix and as

705-489: A blue overall on the day of the race. ( key ) (results in bold indicate pole position) Red Bull Racing Red Bull Racing , currently competing as  Oracle Red Bull Racing and also known simply as Red Bull or RBR , is a Formula One racing team, competing under an Austrian racing licence and based in the United Kingdom. It is one of two Formula One teams owned by conglomerate Red Bull GmbH ,

846-499: A collision with Oscar Piastri that resulted in damage to the latter's front wing. Excluding pit stop lead changes, Verstappen kept the lead until the end of the race, winning his second consecutive Italian Grand Prix , breaking Sebastian Vettel's record for most consecutive wins with ten, and extending the record of most consecutive wins as a constructor for Red Bull Racing to fifteen. Sainz and Leclerc finished third and fourth, respectively. Sainz made it back-to-back pole positions at

987-491: A contract to drive for AlphaTauri , moved to Alpine, replacing Alonso. Gasly was replaced by the 2020–21 Formula E and 2019 Formula 2 Champion Nyck de Vries . Daniel Ricciardo left McLaren after two seasons. Although he had a contract to drive for the team in 2023, it was terminated during the 2022 championship by mutual agreement. Ricciardo's seat was filled by Piastri, who made his Formula One debut. Nicholas Latifi left Williams after spending three seasons with

1128-457: A driver has breached FIA neutrality rules on a case-by-case basis. Drivers remain free to share their opinions regarding political or religious topics without facing potential sanctions on their personal social media platforms or in an official FIA press conference providing it is in response to a media question or outside of a race weekend. Any driver looking for a special exemption from the FIA to make

1269-694: A gritty 5th with a faulty gearbox on his closing laps in Spain , while Webber was dogged with hydraulic problems all weekend, eventually retiring from the race after failing to set a competitive lap in qualifying. The performance hike the team experienced at the Catalan track left both drivers and team optimistic about their future results, with reliability troubles being as much a focus as the increase of their already competitive pace. Red Bull Racing further strengthened their technical department by hiring Geoff Willis as Technical Director on 17 July 2007. After this,

1410-588: A mechanical failure from third, with Alonso taking this spot, after a late race overtake on Carlos Sainz Jr. Lewis Hamilton finished fifth. Lance Stroll , still racing with a broken wrist and toe, finished sixth, ahead of the Mercedes of George Russell . At the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix , Pérez took pole position in qualifying. Pérez lost first position on the first lap to Alonso, but regained it on lap four. Verstappen, starting fifteenth on

1551-412: A new record for the fastest pit stop, clocking in at 1.80 seconds. This beat the previous record set by Red Bull Racing at the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix with 1.82. The United States Grand Prix marked back-to-back sprint events, with Verstappen qualifying on pole for the sprint and winning comfortably ahead of Hamilton and Leclerc. Leclerc qualified on pole for the Grand Prix, after Verstappen's time

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1692-625: A penalty for a false start. The race was then hit by rain and Jenson Button made the best strategy call and won the race, Vettel finished sixth whilst Webber was eighth. This left Vettel and Webber fifth and seventh in the Drivers' Championship respectively, and the team in third in the Constructors' Championship. At the Spanish Grand Prix the two drivers were the other way around, with Webber on pole position and Vettel second on

1833-512: A persistent problem with a fuel flap that closed as the pit mechanics went to put the fuel in and when it was opened it remained open until the next pit stop greatly increasing drag and decreasing airflow over the rear wing. It was worse for Coulthard however, who crashed heavily with Williams's Alexander Wurz in the late stages of the race. Malaysia was more of the same for Webber, while Coulthard retired with brake problems. However, in Bahrain

1974-471: A point in Australia after Scott Speed was penalised for passing him under the yellow flags. The following races were marred with retirements and lowly finishes. Coulthard finished 3rd at Monaco , the team's first podium finish. Team boss Christian Horner said before the race that if one of his cars were to finish on the podium, he would jump into a swimming pool at the track naked. He ended up jumping into

2115-578: A poor 2003 and 2004 with McLaren, was a revelation for the team while Klien showed that he had vastly improved from 2004. Overall they scored 34 points; 24 for Coulthard, 9 for Klien and 1 for Liuzzi. Red Bull Racing was a consistent point and occasional podium challenger for most of their debut season. American driver Scott Speed , who rose through the ranks in the American equivalent of the Red Bull Junior Team, Red Bull Driver Search ,

2256-510: A pre-race promise of jumping into the team's pool wearing nothing but one of the capes. The team eventually finished seventh in the Constructors' Championship, with 16 points. The livery of the RB2 is essentially identical to that of its predecessor, the RB1. The only differences are the reversal of the color scheme of the three side stripes and the removal of the checkered flag motif from the bonnet and

2397-426: A record 19 out of 22 Grands Prix held and finishing on the podium 21 times (also a record number for most podiums in a season) by the end of the championship. His team, Red Bull Racing achieved their sixth Constructors' Championship title, their second consecutively, at the preceding Japanese Grand Prix . Red Bull Racing won 21 out of 22 Grands Prix, breaking the team record for highest percentage of Grand Prix wins in

2538-412: A red flag used a points system that gradually increased points awarded based on the completed race distance. This caused confusion at the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix , where full points were awarded despite less than 75% of the scheduled distance being completed, as the race ended under green flag conditions. The wording of the regulation has now been amended: all races where less than 75% of the race distance

2679-555: A result, Ricciardo withdrew from the weekend, being replaced by Red Bull Junior Team driver Liam Lawson . Verstappen took pole for the third year running in Zandvoort , with Norris in second and Russell in third. Rain fell on the first lap, which saw drivers pit for inters in the early stages. As a result of the early change in tyres, Pérez led by lap 5, from the Alfa Romeo of Zhou Guanyu and Gasly. Verstappen undercut Pérez on

2820-582: A result, Webber lost his championship lead and Vettel's engine failure prevented him from leading the championship for the first time in 2010, but the team still led the Constructors' Championship. At the Brazilian Grand Prix in São Paulo , Red Bull Racing became Constructors' Champion for the first time after Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber finished 1–2 in the race, enough to finish ahead of McLaren and Ferrari . In doing so Red Bull became

2961-499: A rotational race deal by sharing its slot with other Grands Prix. The Chinese Grand Prix was initially due to be part of the calendar after last being held in 2019 , it was cancelled for the fourth consecutive year due to the ongoing difficulties presented by the COVID-19 pandemic in the country . Formula One held discussions with venues to replace the Grand Prix, but this did not transipre. The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix , which

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3102-462: A rule change mandating the use of V8 engines , making it likely that both Red Bull Racing and Ferrari would use the same specification engine. Red Bull Racing continued to use Michelin tyres, rather than the Bridgestones used by Ferrari. On 8 November 2005, Red Bull Racing hired Adrian Newey , the highly successful McLaren technical director. On 15 December 2005, the team's second car,

3243-522: A season at 95.45%. The following constructors and drivers competed in the 2023 World Championship. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Pirelli . Each team was required to enter two drivers per round, one for each of the two mandatory cars. Throughout the season, each team had to field a driver in one of the first two free practice sessions who had not competed in more than two races, on two occasions, once for each car. The Grand Prix debuts of Oscar Piastri , Logan Sargeant and Nyck de Vries at

3384-564: A somersault before landing and crashing into a tyre barrier. At the British Grand Prix at Silverstone , Vettel took pole position but after a bad start, he got a puncture and subsequently dropped to the back of the field, eventually finishing seventh. Webber, who started from second, won after leading for the entire race. Vettel qualified in pole position in front of the two Ferraris in Germany , but finished his home race behind

3525-490: A statement that may contravene the neutrality rules must notify the FIA four weeks in advance of an event. The budget cap was reduced to 135 million United States dollars . It was originally set at US$ 140 million in 2022 before being increased to US$ 142.5 million to account for inflation. It was initially agreed by the F1 Commission to increase the cost cap by US$ 1.2 million to account for additional costs caused by

3666-539: A strong end to the season. Webber came close to victory at the Japanese Grand Prix , but he was involved in a crash with Sebastian Vettel . During the same race, Coulthard again demonstrated his wet-weather ability and finished 4th. At the Chinese Grand Prix , Red Bull had a competitive qualifying session. Coulthard achieved 5th on the grid, along with Webber in 9th. Red Bull continued with

3807-612: A ten-place grid penalty for the race. Charles Leclerc took pole position ahead of teammate Sainz and Verstappen, who would eventually win the race ahead of Leclerc and Sergio Pérez . During the race, a virtual safety car period was observed, along with two safety car periods: Lando Norris bottomed out on lap four and crashed heavily in an incident which saw him getting transferred to the University Medical Center for precautionary checks, and George Russell struck Verstappen, which left debris on track. The leader of

3948-448: A total of 15 pole positions with 10 going to Vettel and five going to Webber. The team scored six fastest laps three scored by Vettel and three scored by Webber. Horner also praised the sportsmanship of both drivers stating that they conducted themselves in a well orderly and mannered fashion. Red Bull Racing was officially promoted to Renault 's full-works partnership status, receiving free engines as Renault's full-works constructor team

4089-404: A tougher start to the 2008 campaign due to poor qualifying, but a 3rd place at Canada gave Red Bull their first podium since the 2007 European Grand Prix . At the half-way mark, the team had notched up 24 points – the same as their total for the 2007 season – and were locked in a fierce battle with Toyota and Renault for 4th in the Constructors' Championship. The team had also resolved

4230-459: A tyre fighting with Nick Heidfeld , and finished 10th; the cooling problems returned when his Ferrari engine expired on the slowing down lap, forcing a grid penalty for the following race. In Malaysia , Coulthard made up several places from the back of the grid but was forced to retire with hydraulic problems, while Klien had an opening lap incident with Kimi Räikkönen and after pitting for repairs also retired with hydraulic failure. Coulthard got

4371-481: A virtual safety car, whilst Verstappen did not. Leclerc became the first driver since Pérez at the Miami Grand Prix to lead a lap other than Verstappen, who quickly passed Leclerc to regain the lead. Verstappen took his fifth consecutive victory ahead of Leclerc, who scored his best finish of the season, and Pérez, who recovered from starting 15th. A number of drivers fell foul of track limits penalties over

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4512-546: A worthwhile cause, the FIA clarified in February 2023 that drivers would be prohibited on making political or religious statement on the following: politically sensitive persons living or dead, military or political conflicts, separatist movements, national governments, any statements referencing a key religious figure or any statement that could be deemed offensive to the religious beliefs of the hosting country. Stewards at each Grand Prix meeting will be required to adjudge whether

4653-447: Is completed will use the sliding scale system to determine the points awarded, regardless of whether they finish under red or green flag conditions. This rule change satisfied the original intention of the gradual scale points system when it was introduced in 2022. The FIA's International Sporting Code (ISC) was updated to include stricter controls on drivers and teams making "political, religious and personal statements". Article 12.2.1n

4794-421: The 1999 European Grand Prix courtesy of Johnny Herbert ). In the next race at Bahrain after qualifying 3rd, Vettel finished second behind Jenson Button and collected another eight world championship points. At the Spanish Grand Prix , Webber and Vettel finished third and fourth respectively, after having qualified fifth and second. In Turkey , Webber and Vettel finished second and third respectively. At

4935-496: The Austrian Grand Prix , both for Sunday's Grand Prix and for Saturday's sprint. Verstappen fought with teammate Pérez on the opening lap of the sprint, with Pérez appearing to push Verstappen onto the grass on the run up to turn 3. Verstappen retained the lead though, and led every lap to take victory. In the race, Verstappen led away from Leclerc and Sainz. Leclerc would briefly lead the race after opting to pit under

5076-553: The Bahrain Grand Prix each counted as one of the mandatory sessions for McLaren - Mercedes , Williams - Mercedes and AlphaTauri - Honda RBPT , respectively. Liam Lawson 's debut at the Dutch Grand Prix did not count, as Nyck de Vries had already taken the mandatory free practice slot for that car. Honda returned as a named engine supplier to Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri , with both teams badging

5217-427: The Brazilian Grand Prix . Another 1–2 finish for the team was achieved at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix , this time with Vettel finishing ahead of Webber. Vettel finished second in the Drivers' Championship with 84 points, 11 behind Jenson Button. Mark Webber finished fourth with 69.5 points. The team also finished second in the Constructors' Championship with 153.5 points, 18.5 points behind Brawn GP . For

5358-456: The British Grand Prix and, despite hopes for a strong final home Grand Prix, was forced to retire on the first lap, which also occurred at his final race in Brazil where he retired at the second corner. For 2009 , Red Bull Racing launched their new RB5 chassis virtually on 8 February utilising a 3D computer-generated video narrated by Sebastian Vettel. The physical launch of the car was held

5499-487: The British Grand Prix the car had new upgrades and Sebastian Vettel won after qualifying on pole position, ending championship leader Jenson Button's run of four straight wins. The team scored another 1–2 at the German Grand Prix with Mark Webber (who scored his first win despite being given a drive-through penalty earlier on) leading home Sebastian Vettel. Mark Webber also took his second Formula One victory at

5640-610: The Canadian and Austrian Grands Prix, the FIA introduced a technical directive that prevented teams from transferring intellectual property from their "special project" divisions to their Formula One operations cost-free, closing a loophole. There was one pre-season test, at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir on 23–25 February. Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll missed the test after suffering

5781-524: The Formula 2 Championship , Formula One's "feeder" series. 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. However, this was never realised. For 2005 , the chassis was christened the RB1 . Red Bull Racing used Cosworth engines in its maiden year due to

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5922-533: The Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest , Vettel again took pole position and was leading until the safety car came out. He was second behind Webber, who started second and was then given a drive-through penalty for exceeding the ten-car maximum distance between himself and the safety car. This cost him second place and he finished third. Webber won the race after using his super-soft tyres for over half

6063-578: The Italian Grand Prix , polesitter Carlos Sainz Jr. mounted a successful defense against a charging Max Verstappen for the lead, before making a mistake on lap 15, allowing Verstappen into the lead. Behind him, Verstappen's teammate Sergio Pérez was fighting George Russell for fourth place; Pérez won out as Russell dropped to sixth ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton . Both Mercedes drivers were suffering from penalties; Russell for an incident involving him and Esteban Ocon and Hamilton for

6204-823: The Lusail International Circuit . The Las Vegas Grand Prix made its debut, with the race held in November on a new street track featuring the Las Vegas Strip . The last Grand Prix held in Las Vegas was the 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix . The addition of the Las Vegas Grand Prix meant the United States hosted three Formula One Grand Prix in a single season for the first time since 1982 . The Russian Grand Prix

6345-416: The Miami Grand Prix and Red Bull Racing's streak of fifteen wins since the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix . Verstappen returned to pole at Suzuka for the Japanese Grand Prix , qualifying ahead of Piastri and Norris. Verstappen cruised to his 13th win of the season, with Norris finishing second, and Piastri scoring his maiden Grand Prix podium. Pérez retired from the race after clashing with both Hamilton and

6486-655: The Red Bull RB2 , hit the track for the first time. David Coulthard completed a handful of laps of the Silverstone circuit in England, and declared the new car was a "sexy looking thing". In early testing Red Bull was plagued with cooling problems and overheating of car components. At the opening race of the 2006 season in Bahrain , Christian Klien qualified eighth (ahead of Giancarlo Fisichella 's Renault and both BMWs). Coulthard had problems when he flat-spotted

6627-456: The SF-23 with the slot gap separators. There were only three days of pre-season testing, a reduction from 2022 when there were six days. During the F1 Commission held in February 2023 it was decided to relax the restrictions on team radio communications. The FIA took further steps to relax COVID-19 safety protocols that were first introduced in 2020 . This relaxation of restrictions included

6768-552: The Singapore Grand Prix , qualifying ahead of Russell and Leclerc. Red Bull Racing struggled all weekend, with both Verstappen and Pérez lining up eleventh and thirteenth, respectively. This was the first time Red Bull Racing failed to make the final segment of qualifying since the 2018 Russian Grand Prix . Sainz held the lead at the start, as Leclerc passed Russell at turn 1. A safety car was brought out after Logan Sargeant crashed his Williams , resulting in most of

6909-453: The Spanish Grand Prix , ahead of Sainz and Norris. Leclerc struggled in qualifying, only managing to qualify 19th, and started from the pit lane after the team elected to make changes to his set-up. Pérez also struggled in qualifying, qualifying 11th. Verstappen cruised to a fifth victory of the season. He led every lap and took the fastest lap of the race. Hamilton finished second ahead of teammate Russell in third, who took his first podium of

7050-576: The United States Grand Prix Klien retired along with eight other cars including Toro Rosso driver Scott Speed on the first lap after a series of first corner incidents. Coulthard finished 7th. The team finished 7th in the FIA Constructors' Championship, with 16 points, five points ahead of the struggling Williams team. Coulthard (14 pts) finished in 13th place in the drivers' standings, the departed Klien (2 pts)

7191-454: The homologation test, and a new physical homologation test was introduced where the load pushes the roll hoop in the forward direction, in addition to the pre-existing tests in three other directions. The size of the side-mirrors was increased from 150 mm × 50 mm (5.9 in × 2.0 in) to 200 mm × 60 mm (7.9 in × 2.4 in) in an effort to improve rear visibility. The allowed weight of cars

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7332-472: The sprint format. The Qatar Grand Prix returned to the calendar, having not been held in 2022 to allow Qatar to prepare to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup . When the Qatar Grand Prix was first announced in 2021, the event was scheduled to take place at an undiscolosed location, with a new circuit in the planning stages. The publication of the season calendar showed that the event would remain at

7473-596: The 2007 season, replacing Christian Klien who ended his association with the team. Klien was replaced by Robert Doornbos for the last three races of 2006. Doornbos became the team's non-racing third driver for 2007. In 2007 Red Bull officially became an Austrian constructor by receiving an Austrian licence, though continued to operate from the same base in Britain. Despite qualifying in 7th place for his home race in Melbourne , Mark Webber finished down in 13th due to

7614-465: The 2010 season, the team retained both Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel , with Renault remaining the engine supplier. At the opening round, the Bahrain Grand Prix , Vettel took pole position while Webber qualified sixth. Vettel led the race until he slowed due to a spark-plug failure, while the two Ferraris and Lewis Hamilton overtook Vettel. Vettel finished fourth, and Webber finished eighth. In Australia , Vettel again took pole, with Webber in

7755-546: The Brit at the Bus Stop. After sensing an inside passing opportunity, Vettel attempted to quickly change direction while under braking, causing the car to spear into the side of Button's McLaren. Button retired from the race, while Vettel was able to pit for repairs. He subsequently received a drive-through penalty for his action and suffered a rear tyre puncture while attempting to overtake Vitantonio Liuzzi , finishing 15th. Webber

7896-472: The FIA in 2013 through the Olympic Charter . FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem stated that the rule change was made to ensure that the FIA's platform was not used to help fulfil drivers' "private personal agenda". Following concerns from drivers and teams on how these rules would affect freedom of expression and the ability of drivers and their teams to express views about what they believe to be

8037-613: The Haas of Kevin Magnussen , though briefly rejoined the race to serve a five-second time penalty for the clash with Magnussen. Verstappen's win saw Red Bull Racing clinch the World Constructors' Championship for this season, the team's sixth title overall, and the second title in a row. The Qatar Grand Prix saw an opportunity for Verstappen to win the title by finishing sixth in the sprint. Verstappen took pole position for

8178-438: The RB2 during the season to let new Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey concentrate on 2007's challenger. However, there were still highlights in a largely depressing season. Foremost among these was Coulthard scoring the team's first podium at Monaco . As this coincided with a one-race deal to promote the new Superman film , the veteran driver wore a red cape on the podium, and Team Principal Christian Horner later honoured

8319-609: The Renault engine powering the Red Bull was lacking in horsepower compared to the Ferrari and Mercedes engines. For the 2009 season, Renault was allowed to equalise the difference in engine power compared to their competitors after the single-year freeze in engine development from 2007. Webber notched up his 50th top ten grid position in 107 Grands Prix at the Spanish Grand Prix . Coulthard announced his retirement from Formula One at

8460-552: The aim of fully introducing it by the start of the 2024 championship at latest. With the intention of making tyre usage more sustainable in the future, Formula One trialed a reduction in allocated tyre sets from 13 to 11 at the Hungarian and Italian Grands Prix. It was due to be trialed at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix before its cancellation. During qualifying for these races, teams were required to use

8601-440: The axed de Vries. The Belgian Grand Prix saw the return of the sprint format, with Verstappen being the fastest qualifier for both the Grand Prix and sprint race. He was given a five-place grid penalty for the Grand Prix for exceeding the allocated number of gearboxes, so Leclerc was promoted to pole. In the sprint, Verstappen took the victory after passing Piastri, who came home second. Alpine's Pierre Gasly finished third. In

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8742-539: The brackets were illegal at the following 2022 Mexico City Grand Prix . The wording of the regulation was altered so that the slot gap separator brackets must perform a structural role, and the sentence explaining that the primary purpose can not be aerodynamic has been removed. This rule change was intended to outlaw slot gap separators. It had the opposite effect, legalising slot gap separators which provide structural support; what aerodynamic benefit they provide no longer bears on their legality. Ferrari launched their car,

8883-438: The cars pitting. Leclerc had to be held longer in the pits to allow other cars to pass, seeing him drop to fifth. Sainz would hold off the pressure from both Russell and Norris to take his second Formula One victory. Norris and Hamilton joined him on the podium, as Russell crashed out on the final lap. Sainz's win was the first for Ferrari since the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix , and ended Verstappen's run of ten consecutive wins since

9024-433: The change back to dry-weather tyres on lap 13. From there, he kept the lead for the rest of the race. More rain fell in the closing stages, with multiple drivers being caught out by the tricky conditions at turn 1. Pérez went off, glancing the barrier and losing second place to Alonso. Zhou aquaplaned and crashed heavily into the barrier at turn 1, which brought out the red flag. At the restart, Norris and Russell collided, with

9165-464: The cockpit and wraps around the upper part of the bellies and the rear wing, where, on the outside of the bulkheads, the insignia of Superman. All decorative elements of the original livery are eliminated, except for a gray line on the sides of the survival cell. An image of the Man of Steel's chest also appears on the muzzle. For this race the Red Bull pit crew wore white overalls Among the drivers, Klien wore

9306-415: The cost cap. A winter shutdown of factories was introduced alongside the existing summer shutdown. Teams such as Mercedes , Red Bull Racing , and Aston Martin operated "applied technology" divisions which design for and consult on projects outside of Formula One. Since these projects were not related to the teams' Formula One operations, their expenditure fell outside of the cost cap regulations. Between

9447-428: The drivers seemed to have a stroke of good luck during the unpredictable and exciting 2007 European Grand Prix in which Webber finished 3rd, his second career podium. Coulthard backed it up with a strong 5th which was made all the more impressive by the fact he started 20th on the grid after the team mistakenly kept him in the pits too long resulting in him not being able to complete another qualifying lap. Red Bull had

9588-411: The ease of continuing with the engine Jaguar Racing used. Former McLaren driver David Coulthard led the team. Coulthard was chosen for his experience, considered ideal to help lead the fledgling team. For the second car, Red Bull shared the drive between two of its young sponsored drivers: Christian Klien , who had driven for Jaguar in 2004 and 2004 F3000 champion Vitantonio Liuzzi . At first, it

9729-423: The engines as Honda RBPT . While Red Bull Powertrains had planned to take over assembly and maintenance of the engines from this season onward, it was later agreed that Honda would continue its technical support of Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri until the end of 2025. Sebastian Vettel retired at the end of the 2022 championship , ending his Formula One career after 15 full seasons. His place at Aston Martin

9870-403: The fifth driver to win seven races consecutively. Norris continued McLaren's resurgence, and took second. Pérez finished third, having started ninth. Verstappen's win also meant that Red Bull Racing set a new record for most consecutive victories for a constructor with twelve. This race would also mark the return of Daniel Ricciardo , whom AlphaTauri recruited for the rest of the season in place of

10011-492: The final part of qualifying for the fifth consecutive race. Norris made the most of a good start and overtook Verstappen into the first corner. Verstappen re-passed Norris on lap 5 and held on to take his sixth consecutive Grand Prix victory, whilst Norris recorded his best finish of the season finishing second. Hamilton made the most of a safety car to jump Piastri and finish in third place, a record-extending 14th at one venue. The race saw Red Bull Racing equal McLaren's record for

10152-481: The first Austrian team to win the Formula One Constructors' Championship. Christian Horner stated that the main goal had been achieved and that now his remaining aim was to win the Drivers' Championship and put the icing on the cake of Red Bull's year. In some other teams, the drivers would have been told to change positions, to improve better placed Mark Webber's chances to win the drivers' title in

10293-399: The first Austrian team to win the title. The team began using Honda engines in 2019 . The works Honda partnership culminated in 2021 following Red Bull driver Max Verstappen 's World Drivers' Championship victory, with Verstappen also winning the championship in 2022 and 2023 . Honda left the sport officially after 2021 but is set to continue to supply complete engines from Japan to

10434-607: The first non-Red Bull pole of the year. Webber and Vettel were second and third respectively in qualifying before the pair finished fourth and fifth in the race. The team admitted that it was a track that the car struggled with. At the European Grand Prix in Valencia, Spain , Vettel won from pole position, leading every lap of the race. Webber collided with the Lotus of Heikki Kovalainen , flipping his Red Bull car into

10575-445: The first part of qualifying, and subsequently started 20th after failing to set a lap time. The race was dry to start with rain later leading to the first runners to switch to the intermediate tyres on lap 51. Verstappen secured his second Monaco Grand Prix victory, with Alonso finishing second, his best result of the season. Ocon scored his first podium since winning the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix . Verstappen secured pole position at

10716-482: The formation lap due to a hydraulic failure, and did not start the race. At the start, Verstappen held onto the lead ahead Norris and Hamilton, whilst at the back, the Williams of Alexander Albon collided with both Haas cars, crashing into the barriers at turn 1 along with Magnussen, this resulted in a red flag. Verstappen and Norris held their position at the restart, whilst Alonso passed Hamilton for third place. Norris

10857-472: The grid, reached second by lap 25, and remained there for the rest of the race. Verstappen also recorded the fastest lap. Alonso rounded out the podium finishing third, with the Mercedes duo of Russell and Hamilton finishing in fourth and fifth respectively. At the Australian Grand Prix , Verstappen took pole position with Pérez starting from the pit lane. At the start of the race, Verstappen

10998-504: The grid. Webber won the race without too much trouble. Vettel, however, suffered brake problems and dropped to fourth – this became third when Hamilton had a puncture and crashed from second on the penultimate lap. Webber took pole position again at the Monaco Grand Prix ; Vettel qualified third behind Renault 's Robert Kubica , but overtook him at the start. Webber won the race and Vettel finished in second place. After

11139-516: The hard-compound tyres in the first segment of qualifying, the medium-coumpound in the second segment and the soft-compound in the third and final segment. Teams are usually free to choose the tyre compound that they run during qualifying. The sprint format was held at six Grands Prix in 2023, compared to three in 2021 and 2022 . During sprint weekends, teams were given a broader choice of parts that they are permitted to change under parc fermé conditions. The event structure for sprint events

11280-419: The increased number of races. The commission subsequently agreed to adjust to the level of future cost cap increases to US$ 1.8 million per race when a calendar is over twenty-one races to account for the greater costs of flyaway races compared to European races. Teams also agreed to give the FIA easier access to factories when cost cap audits are being carried out in order to more easily ensure that teams adhere to

11421-511: The last race, but the team insisted that the faster driver should win the race, and kept being reluctant to give any orders of the kind "let your teammate pass" to their drivers. In the final race at Abu Dhabi , Sebastian Vettel won the race and the Formula One Drivers' Championship. Red Bull finished the year with a total of 9 Grand Prix victories with five going to Sebastian Vettel and four going to Mark Webber. Red Bull claimed

11562-624: The last time a race was held in Las Vegas was the Caesars Palace Grand Prix in 1982 . The first Las Vegas Grand Prix saw Las Vegas Strip was repurposed into a temporary street circuit, the Las Vegas Strip Circuit . Early runs on track in first practice were curtailed when Carlos Sainz Jr. 's car struck a loose metal cover, severely damaging his car. He had to take a new engine component, resulting in

11703-401: The latter suffering a puncture. Verstappen led home Alonso, to equal Sebastian Vettel 's record of nine consecutive race victories. Gasly took his first podium since the 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix after Pérez was given a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane. Lawson finished 13th on debut, ahead of teammate Tsunoda, who was penalised due to a collision with George Russell. At

11844-441: The lead at the restart and would go on to take his 16th win of the season, breaking his own record for the most wins in a season. Hamilton and Leclerc joined him on the podium. The São Paulo Grand Prix saw the final sprint of the season. Norris took pole for the sprint race with Verstappen winning comfortably ahead of Norris and Pérez. Verstappen qualified on pole for the Grand Prix, ahead of Leclerc and Stroll. Leclerc crashed on

11985-479: The most consecutive victories with eleven. Hamilton took pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix , his first since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix . It marked his ninth pole position in Hungary, a record for most poles at a single circuit. Hamilton lost out at the start to Verstappen, and was passed by the two McLarens. He managed to repass Piastri late in the race and finished fourth. Verstappen won to become

12126-454: The next day. The team secured their first pole position at the Chinese Grand Prix with Sebastian Vettel, posting the fastest time with just a single qualifying lap in Q3. Mark Webber qualified in third on the grid. The next day, Vettel won, with Webber second. Vettel's victory, in rain-soaked conditions, marked Red Bull Racing's first-ever win (although the team's predecessor, Stewart GP , had won

12267-486: The original C1 compound for a large drop in grip compared to the other tyres. Additionally, following criticism over the raceability of its full wet tyre in previous seasons, Pirelli has produced a new full wet tyre in the hope of reducing the need for safety car and red flags in wet race conditions. The new full wet tyre debuted at the Monaco Grand Prix . The sport also aimed to trial wet weather-specific bodywork designed to improve visibility and reduce spray during 2023 with

12408-563: The other being RB Formula One Team . The Red Bull Racing team has been managed by Christian Horner since its formation in 2005. Red Bull had Cosworth engines in 2005 and Ferrari engines in 2006 . The team used engines supplied by Renault between 2007 and 2018 (from 2016 to 2018, the Renault engine was re-badged TAG Heuer following the breakdown in the relationship between Red Bull and Renault in 2015 ). During this partnership, they won four successive Drivers' and Constructors' Championship titles from 2010 to 2013 , becoming

12549-401: The outside of the rear wing side bulkheads. In this last position the motif has been replaced by a continuation of the three aforementioned bands. For the Monaco Grand Prix the two RB2s compete with a special livery aimed at promoting the release of the film Superman Returns . It varies from the usual one due to the appearance of a red cape, inspired by that of Superman , which starts from

12690-465: The pair in third place. Webber qualified in fourth but finished in sixth behind both the McLaren cars. During the race Felipe Massa controversially let Fernando Alonso past into the lead to win the race after a message from the team. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said: "That was the most blatant team order ever". He also criticised Ferrari for not letting their drivers race each other. At

12831-421: The pit stops, Webber and Vettel were running first and second until lap 40, when Vettel attempted to overtake Webber, leading to a collision between the two. Webber finished third, while Vettel was forced to retire. Neither driver took 100% of responsibility while senior members of the team alluded to the thought that Webber had not provided "enough room" for Vettel. In Canada , Hamilton took pole position –

12972-505: The podium and Logan Sargeant to his first career point, at his home race. Charles Leclerc took his fourth pole position at the Mexico City Grand Prix , ahead of teammate Sainz. Verstappen took the lead at the start, while teammate Pérez collided with Leclerc at turn 1, ending Pérez's race. A red flag was brought out on lap 34 to repair the barriers at turn 9 where Magnussen crashed his Haas heavily. Verstappen held onto

13113-420: The pool wearing only a red cape. Coincidentally both Stewart Grand Prix and Jaguar Racing , the team's predecessors, also scored their maiden podiums at that race. Coulthard scored a point at Montreal , passing Jenson Button in the closing stages of the race despite starting in last place due to an engine change that warranted a grid penalty. Klien also fared well, driving the second RB2 to 11th position. At

13254-627: The race car, drivers overalls and team kit. 2023 Formula One World Championship The 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship was a motor racing championship for Formula One cars , the 74th running of the Formula One World Championship . It was recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of international motorsport , as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars . The championship

13395-518: The race to build up a lead to keep him ahead after his stop. Webber won with Fernando Alonso ten seconds behind in second place. The Belgian Grand Prix saw Webber claim pole position, despite McLaren and Ferrari having a straight-line speed advantage. At the start, the anti-stall device on Webber's car came on, dropping the Australian to 5th. Vettel, meanwhile in 3rd (after starting 4th) was chasing Jenson Button for 2nd place when he collided with

13536-411: The race until lap four. The DRS was enabled on lap three, with Verstappen utilising it to pass Leclerc into the first corner on the following lap. Pérez repeated the same move on lap six to take second place. As lap ten concluded, Verstappen went into the pit lane to switch tyres and lost the effective lead of the race, as the safety car came out. Pérez, Verstappen and Leclerc were the top three drivers for

13677-473: The race, Pérez took the lead off Leclerc on lap 1. Verstappen took the lead of the race on lap 17, passing Pérez on the Kemmel straight . Verstappen then strolled to his eighth consecutive Grand Prix victory, ahead of teammate Pérez and Leclerc. At the Dutch Grand Prix , Daniel Ricciardo suffered a broken metacarpal bone in a crash while trying to avoid the McLaren of Piastri who had crashed ahead of him. As

13818-479: The race, Webber was leading the championship after being in seventh after China, with Vettel in second place (this was only by countback though because both drivers were on 78 points). The team was leading the Constructors' Championship. At the Turkish Grand Prix , Webber again took pole position, taking the team's run of pole positions to seven consecutive races, with Vettel third on the grid. Following

13959-609: The race, while Oscar Piastri took the sprint pole. Piastri battled with George Russell, who lost tyre grip and subsequently lost positions by the end of the sprint. Piastri went on to win his first race, and McLaren's first sprint victory, finishing ahead of Verstappen and Norris. Meanwhile, Esteban Ocon , Pérez and Nico Hülkenberg were involved in an incident on lap 11 which saw all three retire with collision damage. Charles Leclerc and Lance Stroll fell foul of track limits, and Liam Lawson and Logan Sargeant spun themselves into retirement – leading to three safety car periods. During

14100-439: The reliability problems that had dogged them the previous year. However, as the season progressed, Red Bull failed to keep up with their competitors. Red Bull scored just 5 points in the last 10 races, and Toro Rosso  – the Red Bull 'B team' – had overhauled their total by the season's end and won the rain-affected Italian Grand Prix , becoming the first Red Bull-owned team to win a race. This fact led many to claim that

14241-413: The removal of the need for proof of vaccination for those working in the paddock. The FIA previously dropped the requirements for mandatory face masking and COVID-testing in 2022 . Pirelli announced a change to the available tyre compounds for 2023, as a new compound was inserted between the old C1 and C2 compounds. This change provided teams with more flexible strategy options after criticism towards

14382-414: The rest of the race as Pérez took his second Azerbaijan Grand Prix victory. This was Leclerc and Ferrari's first podium finish of the season. At the Miami Grand Prix , Pérez secured pole position ahead of Alonso and Sainz; Verstappen started ninth after he was unable to set a time, compounded by Leclerc crashing out during the final stages of qualifying and bringing out a red flag. Haas' Kevin Magnussen

14523-446: The run to the first right-handed corner. Subsequent errors led to him dropping a few more places, and near the end of the race, he crashed with Hamilton, destroying his front wing. He pitted to get a new one, and finished ninth, scoring two points. In Malaysia , Webber took pole with Vettel in the third position. Vettel managed to pass both Nico Rosberg and Webber before the first corner, leading for all bar two laps en route to his and

14664-636: The same drivers in 2008 and had numbers 9 and 10 on their cars after finishing 5th in the 2007 Constructors' Championship. Red Bull presented the RB4 at the Jerez circuit on 16 January and announced that Sébastien Buemi would be their test and reserve driver for 2008 combining it with his GP2 drive with the Arden International GP2 team. After Webber retired from the opening round he went on to score 5 consecutive points finishes. Coulthard had

14805-449: The season in third place in the championship, taking one victory, in the final race of the season in Brazil . The team also defended their respective title, as they finished the season with 650 points in the Constructors' Championship, 153 points ahead of the next closest team, McLaren . Nissan 's premium automotive brand Infiniti joined Red Bull Racing as an official partner for the 2011 and 2012 seasons which saw Infiniti logos appear on

14946-491: The season, despite starting 12th. The double podium for the team moved Mercedes to second in the constructors' championship, above Aston Martin. At the Canadian Grand Prix , Verstappen continued to dominate, securing pole position in rainy conditions ahead of the Haas of Nico Hülkenberg – Haas's second-highest qualifying position following Magnussen's pole position at the 2022 São Paulo Grand Prix ; Hülkenberg

15087-435: The second position. Vettel led the race and again looked set to take the race, but he reported a vibration of one of the front wheels on his car. The problem seemed to subside, and the decision was made to keep him on the track rather than pit him. A few corners later, the problem struck again, and Vettel ran off the track and subsequently retired, due to brake failure. Webber got wheelspin off the line and gave up one position on

15228-560: The second sprint weekend of the season at the Austrian Grand Prix , enabling drivers and teams who made it through to SQ3 to use any set of soft tyres, whereas they were previously required to use a new set of soft tyres. The change was made after Lando Norris could not run in SQ3 at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix due to exhausting his allocation of soft tyres. The 2022 sporting regulations only specified that races ended early by

15369-448: The sprint with Pérez second and Verstappen third, despite Leclerc locking up and crashing out in turn 5 on his last lap. Leclerc got a good start off the line to take the lead of the sprint until Pérez passed Leclerc on the main straight courtesy of the DRS ; Pérez kept the lead until the end of the sprint. Verstappen finished in third; Russell fourth. In the Grand Prix, polesitter Leclerc led

15510-455: The sprint, Verstappen, who started third ahead of the McLarens, secured his third consecutive Drivers' Championship after Pérez failed to score following his accident. Before the start of the Grand Prix, Carlos Sainz Jr. experienced a fuel leak in his car, and was therefore unable to take the start. On lap 1, Lewis Hamilton collided with his teammate Russell, forcing him to retire. The race

15651-458: The team over three Grand Prix seasons. The team continued to have access to the Cosworth engine developed for their 2005 chassis, and the operation continued under the new title. Christian Horner was installed as the new team boss and lined up David Coulthard and Christian Klien to drive for the team. The team operated under a British racing licence from 2005 to 2006 . Red Bull Racing

15792-588: The team partly under Red Bull Powertrains branding until the end of 2025 . The current Red Bull team traces its origins back to the Stewart Grand Prix outfit that made its debut in 1997 . Jackie Stewart sold his team to the Ford Motor Company late in 1999, and Ford made the decision to rebrand the team Jaguar Racing with little subsequent success over the next five years. The Jaguar Racing Formula One constructor and racing team

15933-408: The team showed improving pace, and Coulthard and Webber were running 7th (with Coulthard starting from the back) and 8th respectively before reliability problems put both out of the race in quick succession. However, in testing at Barcelona Coulthard has set the fastest lap in the new configuration of the circuit (since superseded by Felipe Massa ). Coulthard secured the team's first points by scoring

16074-461: The team's first victory of the year. Webber led the other two laps and eventually finished second, with the team moving up into third in the Constructors' Championship. The team once again scored pole position in China , when Vettel managed to set a faster time than Webber, who completed the front row. Webber overtook Vettel at the start, but both were overtaken by Fernando Alonso , who was later given

16215-479: The team. His seat was filled by Logan Sargeant , who graduated from Formula 2 , making his Formula One debut and becoming the first American Formula One driver to compete since Alexander Rossi in 2015 . Mick Schumacher left Haas after two seasons. His seat was taken by Nico Hülkenberg , who last competed in Formula One as a full-time race driver in 2019 with former team Renault . Nyck de Vries

16356-565: The weekend, with 47 lap times being deleted in qualifying alone. During the race, the FIA reported that there were "well over 1,200 instances where a car was reported as potentially leaving the track", and a number of drivers were given time penalties for multiple breaches. The British Grand Prix saw an improvement from McLaren , who brought car updates to the event, as Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri qualified in second and third, respectively. Verstappen took his fifth consecutive pole position, whilst Pérez qualified 16th, failing to make it into

16497-590: The wording of the aerodynamic regulations after Mercedes produced a front wing that exploited a potential loop-hole in the regulations. Mercedes introduced slot gap separators on their front wings at the 2022 United States Grand Prix , although they did not intend to run them at the event. Rival teams argued that the new front wing was illegal, while Mercedes argued that the regulations allowed slot-gap separators as they were "primarily" there for "mechanical, structural or measurement reasons", and therefore any secondary aerodynamic benefit would be allowed. The FIA ruled that

16638-492: Was Red Bull Racing's third driver in 2005 for the Canadian and United States Grands Prix. Speed was attractive to Red Bull Racing because of his American nationality which would raise the profile of both Red Bull and Formula One in America, a market where the sport has traditionally struggled to make an impact. On 23 April 2005, the team announced a deal to utilise customer Ferrari engines in 2006 . This coincided with

16779-407: Was able to briefly challenge Verstappen for the lead, before Verstappen pulled away. He led the rest of the race comfortably, taking his 17th win of the season ahead of Norris. Alonso and Pérez fought intensely in the closing stages, and Alonso took his first podium in six races to finish third. He beat Pérez by 0.053 seconds. The Las Vegas Grand Prix marked a return to the location after 41 years;

16920-502: Was able to capitalise on the DNF of Button and Alonso, as well as a mistake by Renault's Robert Kubica , during his pit stop, and finish 2nd, behind race winner Hamilton. At the Italian Grand Prix in Monza , Webber had a bad start and was 9th from 4th place on the grid after the first lap. Vettel had brake binding problems for a short period, around lap 20, and he too dropped back a place but

17061-469: Was able to secure fourth position. Verstappen made up several positions during the race and secured his second Miami Grand Prix victory ahead of Pérez and Alonso. Verstappen secured pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix , ahead of Alonso, Leclerc and Alpine's Esteban Ocon who were all on provisional pole at some point during Q3. Leclerc was penalised with a three-place grid penalty after impeding McLaren 's Lando Norris in qualifying. Perez crashed in

17202-432: Was altered. Sprint weekends consisted of a single practice session on Friday, followed by the qualifying session which determined the grid for Sunnday's Grand Prix. On Saturday, a new qualifying session called "sprint shootout", in place of the old second practice session, was run, determining the grid for the sprint which took place on Saturday afternoons. The Grand Prix took place on Sunday. The new sprint shootout qualifying

17343-493: Was announced that Klien and Liuzzi would swap driving duty every four races, but by the end of the season, Liuzzi had appeared only four times. Red Bull's first year in Formula One was a massive success compared to its predecessors, Jaguar Racing. They were 6th in the Constructors' Championship for most of the season, only beaten by the fast-improving BAR Hondas at the end of the season. In a single season, they amassed more points than Jaguar had in 2003 and 2004. Coulthard, after

17484-588: Was classified in 18th position. Klien's replacement, Robert Doornbos , failed to score any points. 2007 saw the debut of the Adrian Newey designed RB3 . After lengthy discussions over Red Bull Racing's obligation to continue to use Ferrari engines for 2007, the team announced on 31 August 2006 they would use customer Renault engines for the 2007 season, the Ferrari contract being passed to Scuderia Toro Rosso . The team announced on 7 August 2006 that it had signed Mark Webber to drive alongside Coulthard for

17625-524: Was contested over twenty-two Grands Prix , which were held around the world. It began in March and ended in November. Drivers and teams competed for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion respectively. The season was dominated by defending champion Max Verstappen , who cruised to his third consecutive Drivers' Championship title at the Qatar Grand Prix , winning

17766-616: Was deleted for track limits. Norris passed Leclerc for the lead on lap one. However, a risky gamble into turn 12 caught Leclerc off-guard, allowing Verstappen to pass him. Leclerc was left out on older tyres with Verstappen and Hamilton having a tyre advantage. In response to Verstappen's hard compound, McLaren had Norris pit for hards, with Verstappen overcoming his brake issue to achieve his 50th career win, ahead of Hamilton and Norris, who were closing in on him. Post-race scrutineering determined that Hamilton and Leclerc's skid blocks were excessively worn, disqualifying them; this promoted Sainz to

17907-515: Was demoted to fifth following a penalty. Alonso achieved third; Verstappen's teammate Pérez continued to struggle during qualification, getting knocked out in the second segment of qualifying in twelfth position. Verstappen went on to win Red Bull Racing's 100th victory in Formula One ahead of Alonso and Hamilton. Verstappen's 41st victory moved him to joint 5th on the all-time list , tied with Ayrton Senna . Verstappen also took pole at

18048-408: Was dominated by Verstappen in extremely hot weather, which caught out numerous drivers, including Logan Sargeant , who retired early due to heat exhaustion, Esteban Ocon , who vomited in his car twice but managed to finish the race in seventh, and Lance Stroll , who stated he briefly passed out and experienced blurry vision. Piastri and Norris rounded off the podium once more, with McLaren setting

18189-406: Was due to decrease from 798 kilograms (1,759 lb) to 796 kg (1,755 lb), this plan was abandoned. The rules around minimum fuel temperature was changed. In 2022, minimum fule temperature was 20 °C (68 °F). For 2023, the minumum fuel temperature was the lowest of either 10 °C (18 °F) below the ambient temperature, or 10 °C (50 °F). The FIA initially altered

18330-568: Was introduced stating that drivers and teams must receive the FIA's permission before conducting a political statement or protest and that any protest without permission would be considered a breach of the FIA's neutrality rules. The FIA stated the update to the ISC was done to move it in line with the ethical principles of political neutrality laid out by the International Olympic Committee , which gave formal recognition to

18471-415: Was mandated to monitor the porpoising phenomenon more effectively. Lateral floor deflection tests also became more stringent. Following Zhou Guanyu 's crash at the 2022 British Grand Prix , a rounded top would be required on the roll hoop , which reduces the chance of it digging into the ground during an accident. Additionally, a change was made to ensure a minimum height for the point of application of

18612-603: Was not the start of Red Bull's involvement in Formula One, as they sponsored Sauber from 1995 to 2004. After buying a Formula One team of its own, Red Bull ended its long-term partnership with the Swiss team. Red Bull also runs a young drivers programme, Red Bull Junior Team , whereby Red Bull sponsors promising young drivers. High-profile drivers who have received this backing include Enrique Bernoldi , Christian Klien , Patrick Friesacher , Vitantonio Liuzzi and Scott Speed . Red Bull also sponsors many drivers and teams competing in

18753-522: Was overtaken by Russell and Hamilton. He regained the lead by lap 12 and led the race comfortably, as Russell retired on lap 18 due to a mechanical issue. Verstappen won the race, followed by Hamilton and then Alonso, with Pérez clocking the fastest lap. The Grand Prix broke the record for most red flags , with three. The Azerbaijan Grand Prix saw the season's first sprint event. Leclerc secured pole position ahead of Verstappen and Pérez respectively. Additionally, Leclerc managed to secure pole position for

18894-464: 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 Formula One." Red Bull, an energy drinks company, agreed its purchase of Jaguar Racing on the final day of the sale, 15 November 2004. BBC Sport reported that Ford asked bidders for a symbolic US$ 1 in return for a commitment to invest US$ 400 million in

19035-418: Was rebranded to Lotus Renault GP . Both Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber were retained by the team for the 2011 season, as was engine supplier Renault. Vettel defended his world title – becoming the ninth driver to do so – after winning eleven of the season's races, and also achieved 15 pole positions during the season, breaking Nigel Mansell 's record from the 1992 season. Webber finished

19176-401: Was relieved of his driving duties for AlphaTauri after underperforming in the first ten races of his rookie season. His seat was filled by Daniel Ricciardo starting from the Hungarian Grand Prix . Ricciardo had previously raced with the team in 2012 and 2013 , when it was known as Toro Rosso. During second practice for the Dutch Grand Prix , his third race of the season, Ricciardo broke

19317-405: Was scheduled to take place on 21 May as the sixth round of the championship, was cancelled on 17 May due to flooding in the area. Following dangerous amounts of porpoising during 2022 , the FIA introduced changes to the regulations to limit the phenomenon. Floor edges were raised and the throat of the diffuser was also raised. The diffuser edge stiffness was increased and an additional sensor

19458-463: Was shorter than traditional qualifying: the first segment of sprint qualifying (SQ1) was 12 minutes, the second segment (SQ2) was 10 minutes, and the third segment (SQ3) was 8 minutes long, down from 18, 15 and 12 minutes respectively for qualifying for the main Grand Prix. New tyres were mandatory for each phase, with a single set of mediums for each of SQ1 and SQ2, and a single set of softs for SQ3. The tyre rules for sprint shootout were modified for

19599-476: Was taken by Fernando Alonso , who left Alpine after two seasons. Alonso's replacement was initially announced as the 2021 Formula 2 Champion and Alpine reserve driver, Oscar Piastri . Shortly after this announcement, Piastri stated that he had not signed a contract for 2023 and that he would not be driving for Alpine. The FIA Contract Recognition Board ruled that he did not have any contractual obligations to race for Alpine. Pierre Gasly , who initially had

19740-531: Was then back on the pace. Webber was held back by Nico Hülkenberg in the latter part of the race, until he passed, and finished 6th. Vettel stayed out on soft tyres until the penultimate lap, doing better lap times than Webber and overtaking Mark when he pitted, to finish fourth. At the Korean Grand Prix in Yeongam , Vettel gave the team its 19th pole position, while Webber started second, making it

19881-614: Was under contract to feature on the 2023 calendar. It was originally meant to switch its venue from the Sochi Autodrom to Igora Drive , in Novozhilovo , located approximately 54 kilometres (34 mi) from Saint Petersburg . The contract was terminated in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine . The French Grand Prix was removed from the calendar for 2023, the promoters of the Grand Prix stated that they would aim for

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