Red Bull RB6
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| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Red Bull | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Adrian Newey (Chief Technical Officer) Rob Marshall (Chief Designer)[1] Peter Prodromou (Head of Aerodynamics)[1] | ||||||||
| Technical specifications[2] | |||||||||
| Chassis | carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite monocoque, designed and built in-house, carrying engine as fully stressed member | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Aluminium alloy uprights, carbon-composite double wishbones with springs and anti-roll bar, push rod-actuated multimatic dampers | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | as front, except pull rod-actuated rear dampers | ||||||||
| Engine | Renault RS27-2010 2,400 cc (146.5 cu in) 90° V8, limited to 18,000 RPM naturally aspirated mid-mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Seven-speed semi-automatic gearbox with reverse gear Hydraulic system for power shift and clutch operation | ||||||||
| Weight | 620 kg (1,367 lb) (including driver) | ||||||||
| Fuel | Total | ||||||||
| Tyres | Bridgestone Potenza OZ Wheels (front and rear): 13" | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Red Bull Racing | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | 5.  Sebastian Vettel 6.  Mark Webber | ||||||||
| Debut | 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix | ||||||||
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The Red Bull RB6 is a Formula One motor racing car designed and built by Adrian Newey for Red Bull Racing's 2010 campaign. It is driven by 2009 runner-up Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber and was launched on February 10 at Jerez.[3]
Vettel, who makes it a habit to give his racing cars names, named his RB6 "Luscious Liz".[4] However, after unspecified minor damage was found on this chassis after the Monaco Grand Prix, the team gave Vettel a new chassis, which he then named "Randy Mandy."[5]
Racing history
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During qualifying for the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel set the fastest times in Q2 and Q3 clinching pole by just over a tenth of second from Ferrari's Felipe Massa. From the lights Sebastian Vettel led until lap 33 when the car had what was at first thought to be a broken exhaust but was later revealed to be a spark plug problem which reduced the power and straight line speed.[6] Over the remaining laps of the race Vettel dropped down to fourth behind both Ferraris and Lewis Hamilton where he would finish the race. Webber finished 8th.
Vettel achieved his second consecutive pole position in Australia, while Webber qualified in second position. Technical problems plagued Vettel for a second consecutive race when a loose wheel nut ended his challenge while leading. Webber finished in ninth position after a late-race incident with Lewis Hamilton. In Malaysia the Red Bull drivers scored a dominant 1-2 finish, with Vettel winning. In China they took the front row of the starting grid, but rain affected the race and they finished in sixth and eighth positions. In Spain Webber won the race with teammate Vettel finishing third after a major brake problem in the last 8 laps. In Monte Carlo Webber again took pole position and dominated the race. Sebastian Vettel passed Robert Kubica's Renault on lap one and remained in second position for the remainder of the race distance, completing Red Bull's second 1-2 of the season. In Turkey Webber claimed pole again in qualifying, while Vettel managed third, behind Lewis Hamilton. In the race, Vettel managed to overtake Hamilton during pit stops to be in second place for much of the race. Webber and Vettel were on course for Red Bull's third 1-2 of the 2010 season, until lap 40 when Vettel and Webber crashed into each other as a result of an attempted overtake by Vettel. The crash forced Vettel out of the race and put an end to Webber's chance of victory. The race ended in a McLaren 1-2 instead of a Red Bull 1-2, with Hamilton winning and Jenson Button coming in second. Webber eventually finished in third place. Webber managed to hold on to first place in the Drivers' Championship, with a five point lead over second placed Button. Vettel however slipped to fifth place. Red Bull also surrendered first place in the Constructors' Championship to McLaren, albeit being behind by only one point. In Canada they finished 4th and 5th and are now 22 points behind.
Complete Formula One results
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Points | WCC |
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| 2010 | Red Bull Racing | Renault RS27 V8 | B | BHR | AUS | MAL | CHN | ESP | MON | TUR | CAN | EUR | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | SIN | JPN | KOR | BRA | ABU | 218* | 2nd* | |
| Vettel | 4 | Ret | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Webber | 8 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Ret |
* Season in progress.
References
- ^ a b Hughes, Mark (2010-02-11). "Red Bull RB6". Autosport. 199 (6): pp. 26–29.
{{cite journal}}:|page=has extra text (help) - ^ "RB6". Red Bull Racing. Red Bull. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ Noble, Jonathan (2010-02-10). "Red Bull unveils its new RB6". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ "Vettel names 2010 car 'Luscious Liz'". motorsport.com. GMM. 2010-03-08. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
- ^ motorsport.com. GMM. 2010-05-27 http://motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=370018&FS=F1. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Vettel problem confirmed as spark plug". gpupdate.net. GPUpdate. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
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