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Wednesday February 11, 2009

Lucky five for Red Bull?

The Red Bull car for 2009 has finally been announced . It is another car by Adrian Newey who has worked for Team Mac and Williams ( where he designed cars that also used Renault engines. He has Geoff Willis beside him ( also ex Williams ) and maybe this year Red Bull will break their duck and win a race. With Vettel as their 'new' driver I think this will move things on a bit. His old team Torro Rosso the second division team owned by the same owner won their first race last year with Vettel in the driving seat. In fact Torro Rosso finished ahead of Red Bull last year in the constructor standings. The Renault engine in the RB5 has had an over winter upgrade, the governing body allowing Renault to 'catch up' compared to the power of Ferrari and other front running teams. Kind of odd given there is meant to be an engine freeze... The detail of the bodywork is up to Mclaren standards and the front wing looks very dramatic. Newey may have found something others have not discovered yet. I look forward to seeing how this team fares.

( Feb 11 2009, 12:00:01 AM PST ) Permalink

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