Red Bull RB1

The Red Bull RB1 was a Formula One car designed by Red Bull Racing for the 2005 season. The two cars were driven by Scot David Coulthard, with Austrian Christian Klien and Italian Tonio Liuzzi. Liuzzi raced in four of the rounds, with Klien racing in the other 15 rounds. This was a controversial decision made, again bringing up the 'driver nationallity' scenario. The team had two test drivers, who were American Scott Speed and the Swiss driver Neel Jani. The engine was a Cosworth TJ2005 3.0 V10. The team's main sponsor was Red Bull. The RB1 was the first car built by Red Bull Racing after the energy drinks manufacturer bought the Jaguar Racing team in 2004. The RB1's best result was a fourth place finish at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne and the European Grand Prix held at the Nurburgring. Both results were achieved by David Coulthard. Christian Klien's best finish was fifth at the season finale in Shanghai. Tonio Liuzzi's best finish in the RB1 was eighth in his debut race, the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola. The Red Bull RB1's first race was the 2005 Australian Grand Prix, while its final race was at the 2005 Chinese Grand Prix.