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Webber confirmed at Red Bull for 2007
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 1:54 am
by Ed
Red Bull Racing have confirmed that Coulthard and Webber will race for the team in 2007.
Christian Horner said:
I'm very pleased to be able to confirm our driver line up for next year. David has continued to lead the team well and demonstrate the form he showed during 2005. This season he achieved the team's first podium in Monaco and has shown commitment, determination and motivation to deliver at the highest level in Formula One. It was therefore an easy decision from both sides to extend the relationship for 2007. He's still one of the best drivers on the grid and we're delighted to have him in the team.
Looking to Mark, we chose him for a number of straightforward reasons. One, he obviously has undoubted speed and ability, and two, he appears to have the determination and motivation needed to succeed. We're entering an exciting new phase in the short history of Red Bull Racing and Mark was an obvious candidate for us. He's got a good track record in F1 and we're delighted to have secured his services for next year. We believe that together he and David will form a very solid partnership, which will give us one of the strongest driver line-ups in the field.
David Coulthard said:
I'm delighted to continue with Red Bull Racing for a third season. I can feel that the team is really beginning to gel as a group. I'm looking forward to raising the performance of the team and the car and to see Red Bull Racing become a regular points scorer, in with a good shout for achieving podiums and wins.
Mark Webber said:
It's fantastic to be joining Red Bull Racing. It's clear that the team is very hungry for long-term success, it has a very talented group of personnel and there seems to be a real sense of team spirit and unity. I believe I'm joining the team at exactly the right time for success in the future.
After I left Jaguar Racing at the end of the 2004 season and discovered that Mr. Mateschitz was taking over the team, I said that I felt the team had been placed in very good hands and had an assured future.
As a team, it seems to be very realistic and knows the challenge that lies ahead. I hope to bring good experience to the team and to assist it by being a fast and consistent driver and scoring as many points as possible.
I hope that with Red Bull Racing I can have my best F1 season to date and believe that we can be very, very strong together. I'm looking forward to some great times with David and the rest of the Red Bull Racing team.
Re: Webber confirmed at Red Bull for 2007
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 1:56 am
by GhoGho
Ed wrote:Red Bull Racing have confirmed that Coulthard and Webber will race for the team in 2007.
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HA!
Told YA!
Re: Webber confirmed at Red Bull for 2007
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 1:57 am
by Snowy
Ed wrote:Red Bull Racing have confirmed that Coulthard and Webber will race for the team in 2007.
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That's just as I suspected now we have kovi at Renault and Lewis at Mclaren and everything will be just peachy!
Re: Webber confirmed at Red Bull for 2007
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:00 am
by GhoGho
Snowy wrote:Ed wrote:Red Bull Racing have confirmed that Coulthard and Webber will race for the team in 2007.
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That's just as I suspected now we have kovi at Renault and Lewis at Mclaren and everything will be just peachy!
Mmmmm, Kovi yes, Lewis? not so sure.......
and MW thinks this will be better??????????
Re: Webber confirmed at Red Bull for 2007
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:02 am
by Snowy
GhoGho wrote:Snowy wrote:Ed wrote:Red Bull Racing have confirmed that Coulthard and Webber will race for the team in 2007.
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That's just as I suspected now we have kovi at Renault and Lewis at Mclaren and everything will be just peachy!
Mmmmm, Kovi yes, Lewis? not so sure.......
and MW thinks this will be better??????????
Better than Williams
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:03 am
by Snowy
There's no way Denis' love child is becoming a rent boy!
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 7:46 am
by mlittle
With Webber and Coulthard confirmed at Red Bull for 2007, has anyone considered where Klien is headed in 2007? 2 possibilities.......Klien's either headed to the world of NA motorsports, or possibly to Toro Rosso in F1(of course, that raises an interesting question there as to who will be
there next year).
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 7:57 am
by BlinkyBill
So DC is "hoping" that Red Bull is within "a good shout of podiums and wins".
Renault already is.
Why Mark why?
Gee I hope its one of those decisions where there is much more happening behind the scenes than us mere mortals will understand. Otherwise I cant see this as a step up for Mark - at best a step sideways.
Was hoping 2 years of hard work at Williams would have paid bigger dividends.
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 7:58 am
by BlinkyBill
and Mark, make em fix that livery while you are there . . . its so not cool
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 8:42 am
by Julian Mayo
There could be some red mist at Red Bull
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:20 pm
by JayVee
Red Bull is ahead of Williams so perhaps this is a way up for Webber. With Newey and perhaps Cosworth engines, they may do well.
Realistically this is a good place for him to try and relaunch his career. With his record I don't think he was ever an option at Renault after they signed Fisichella (which I still can't understand!!) Renault will have a Finnish driver and I am almost sure it is Kovalainen but it could be Raikkonen.
I think the performance of Nico Rosberg may cause Dennis to delay giving Lewis Hamilton a race seat next year.
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 3:18 pm
by jacfan
It does seem from the outside to be a sort of sideways move but we have yet to see what Newey can do for the team. I am sure he will come up with something good for Mark and David. Obviously Mark thinks this will be a move forward for him and I just pray that he is right.
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 4:05 pm
by Julian Mayo
The murmur is that if Fisi gets hosed by his teammate in '07 Mark will jump in in'08. The accountants have been scrutinising the Renault operation to see how to trim it. That would be enough for Mark to say "Thanks, but no thanks" for '07.
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 5:42 pm
by Snowy
Never underestimate the power of the Newey
Did you know that he left Williams because he was upset by the way they treated Damon, and he left Mclaren because he was upset by the way they treated DC. The FORCE is strong in this one, he resists the darkside.
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 6:41 pm
by <T-K>
jacfan wrote:It does seem from the outside to be a sort of sideways move but we have yet to see what Newey can do for the team. I am sure he will come up with something good for Mark and David. Obviously Mark thinks this will be a move forward for him and I just pray that he is right.
Yep......next year we shall see an all new(ey) Red bull team
