06 March: Australian Grand Prix - Race Report - Red Bull Racing
The Red Bull Racing
team made a flying start to its Formula One career in Melbourne today. After running in the top three for much of the afternoon,
David Coulthard took an encouraging fourth place � ahead of several highly-fancied rivals including Williams, BAR and McLaren. His
team-mate Christian Klien also drove strongly to take seventh. Between them, the Red Bull Racing stars notched up seven points �
enough to give the team a provisional third place in the world championship for constructors.
David Coulthard �I
made a good start and managed to get into third place. I struggled a bit initially with a heavy fuel load, then had lots of trouble
with traffic and lost chunks of time. I hit a Minardi at one point. A podium finish was achievable today � that would have been a
dream start for Red Bull and at one stage I was beginning to dream a little, but I can�t complain about fourth place. It is much
more than we expected. With Christian scoring points as well, it is a fantastic start for Red Bull Racing.�
Christian
Klien �My start was ok, although I lost one position to Nick Heidfeld�s Williams. Then I overtook Villeneuve and got back
to sixth position, after which the whole race was pretty good. The car was consistent and the pit stops were OK, so it was a very
positive race for us all. It is great that we have scored some points in our first race this season.�
Christian Horner,
Sporting Director Red Bull Racing "It was an unbelievable race for the team. To have David running up there was great.
Although we couldn't quite keep a Ferrari and a Renault behind us, fourth and seventh gives us seven points. It is a fantastic start
and gives us a great platform for the future."
G�nther Steiner, Technical Director, Red Bull Racing "The
whole team is so pleased! Our expectations were more than fulfilled. Everyone did a fantastic job and now we'll try to continue like
this for the rest of the season."
David Prigg, Cosworth Racing "The TJ2005 engine was strong and
trouble-free all weekend. This contributed to a fantastic debut result for Red Bull Racing."