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[ykickamoocow]

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Following Toyota's lead in getting their 2006 car out early, Red Bull Racing are all set to reveal their RB2 at Silverstone on 16th December. An early launch will maximise development time on the car before the season opener in Bahrain.

Although the "official" Launch party of the 2006 Red Bull Racing car will be held in the week leading up to the first race of the 2006 season in Bahrain, the RB2 is all set to break free its Milton Keynes birthplace on December the 16th.

This pre-Christmas date will see the car at the Silverstone cicuit in Northamptonshire. The car will be put through a series of shakedown tests to check the core elements of the car work in harmony before the serious work of fine tuning and setting up the car start in the new year. Such an early start to the season will maximise the development work that can be done prior to the start of the 2006 season in March.

The RB2 will be the first true Red Bull designed car. The RB1 was a legacy of the Jaguar design department. The RB2 has been designed by ex-Renault man Mark Smith. It will further benefit from the scrutinous eyes of Adrian Newey when he joins Red Bull from Mclaren at the end of February.

[nojvnof1]

Can't wait. This is a great time of year.

[pumpdoc]

It seems that Red Bull are serious................

[nojvnof1]

Seems that way. After their driver swap shenanigans they were abit of a joke, but after their results this year and snapping up Newey, I think I can forgive them for that misdemeanour, so long as Klein is driving alongside DC in the Red Bull Racing team.

[ykickamoocow]

I wonder how much the RB2 will change when Arian Newey gets his hands on it. I keep imagening that it will eventually look exactly like the MP4-21. Also i wonder what McLaren will do in the last few weeks of Adrians contract, i imagine that they will keep him away from the car so he doesnt know their most recent updates so Newey wont take the ideas and incorperate them in the RB2.

[F1 FANatic]

probualy they will do that

i am happy for DC, he said that he sold out when switching to Meclairen so i wish him the best of luck with RBR. i always found him more likeble in interveiws than most drivers, plus hes scotish and i loved Hunt for red october and Sean Conery actually did a pretty good ramious, almost what i imagened him like when i read the book

i know, my mind draws weird links between things

[Red Bull fan ire]

Whats your source on this ykickamoocow

[ykickamoocow]

Red Bull fan ire, on Dec 5 2005, 06:39 AM, said:

Whats your source on this ykickamoocow

Sportnetwork

[narain fan]

UPDATE:David Coulthard will conduct the first shakedown of the rb2(ferrari engine)
starting next  friday at  silverstone

Edited by narain fan, 10 December 2005 - 04:32 PM.

[Senna]

narain fan, on Dec 10 2005, 02:24 PM, said:

UPDATE:David Coulthard will conduct the first shakedown of the rb2(ferrari engine)
starting next  friday at  silverstone

[narain fan]

Senna, on Dec 11 2005, 12:47 AM, said:

  

[nojvnof1]

Can't wait to see it!

[ykickamoocow]

Christan Horner has given some hints into the ability of the RB2 next year in this interview.

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Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner believes that David Coulthard and Jenson Button are set to make 2006 an exciting year for the British public as the duo battle for success in the new F1 season.

With the might of Honda now firmly behind him, Button will be looking to return to his 2004 form following a disappointing season in 2005, while Coulthard and RBR will have Ferrari engines and will also start to benefit from the signing of technical wizard Adrian Newey from McLaren.

With that added strength, Horner said he was aiming to see Red Bull break into the top-five in the teams second season in F1 – adding that Coulthard will have the car to challenge consistently in the 2006.

"The battle between Jenson and David is going to be great for the British public," Horner told Britain's News of the World newspaper. "The statistics say David is the better driver. Jenson has not won a race while David has won 13 and been on the podium 60 times in his career. He is the complete driver.

"Jenson is at a different stage of his career and I am sure he will go on to achieve great things. When he wins one I'm sure he will then go on to win several more. We will give David a car to compete on a regular basis with Jenson next season.

"We finished seventh in the constructors' this year but were just four points behind BAR and pushed them all the way - now our aim is a top-five finish."

Clearly Horner believes that the RB2 is going to be as fast as the Honda. Only time will tell.

[monza gorilla]

Or that the Honda will be as slow as the RB2! All things are relative. I hope they do well, though.

[Senna]

narain fan, on Dec 11 2005, 03:31 AM, said:

     

Now that’s just excessive, only I can think that hard.

[pumpdoc]

Senna, on Dec 12 2005, 01:01 PM, said:

Now that’s just excessive, only I can think that hard.

Ah you are the cause of all that smoke over the  British Isles.................

[monza gorilla]

pumpdoc, on Dec 13 2005, 02:09 AM, said:

Ah you are the cause of all that smoke over the British Isles.................

No. That'll be me with my cigars.

[Wez]

monza gorilla, on Dec 13 2005, 11:33 AM, said:

No. That'll be me with my cigars.

Or Prince Harry & his Pot?

[pumpdoc]

monza gorilla, on Dec 13 2005, 01:33 AM, said:

No. That'll be me with my cigars.

Wez, on Dec 13 2005, 04:49 AM, said:

Or Prince Harry & his Pot?

[Senna]

monza gorilla, on Dec 13 2005, 09:33 AM, said:

No. That'll be me with my cigars.

Filthy habit...

[pumpdoc]

Senna, on Dec 15 2005, 05:30 PM, said:

Filthy habit...

Indeed...............

[ecapdeville]

Senna, on Dec 15 2005, 07:30 PM, said:

Filthy habit...

Gross Habit...