The Red Bull RB1 is a

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racing car designed by

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for use in the 2005 season. However, with the Red Bull buyout of the Jaguar Racing team, it was used instead by

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Design

The chassis was designed by Mark Smith, Rob Taylor and

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and the car's engine was a Cosworth TJ2005

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. The RB1 was the first car built by Red Bull Racing after the energy drinks manufacturer bought the

team in 2004.

History

Briton

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drove for the entire season, with Austrian

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and

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sharing the other car. Liuzzi raced in four of the rounds, with Klien racing in the other 15 rounds. The team had two test drivers:

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driver

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. The RB1's best result was a fourth-place finish on its debut at the

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, and at the

2005 European Grand Prix The 2005 European Grand Prix (officially the 2005 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race held on 29 May 2005 at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany. The 59-lap race was the seventh round of the 2005 Formula One season, the ...

held at the

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. Both results were achieved by David Coulthard. Christian Klien's best finish was fifth at the

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in Shanghai. Vitantonio Liuzzi's best finish in the RB1 was eighth in his debut race, the

2005 San Marino Grand Prix The 2005 San Marino Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Gran Premio Foster's di San Marino 2005) was a Formula One motor race held on 24 April 2005 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy. The 62-lap race was the fourth round of the ...

at Imola. The RB1's first race was the 2005 Australian Grand Prix and its final race was at the 2005 Chinese Grand Prix. The chassis was reused for the

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in 2006. The RB1 was featured in Episode 5 of Season 14 of '' Top Gear'', where it was used by both

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and Coulthard for one of their car art projects. They started by shooting paintballs from the car's exhaust and one of the paintballs hits Clarkson in his nether region, causing the two to use an aluminium canvas instead. They later soaked the car in ultraviolet paint, which caused Coulthard's visor to be blurry.

Sponsorship and livery

The basic color of the RB1 is dark blue. Large Red Bull sponsor stickers are placed on the vehicle. The Red Bull logo on the bonnet and the front wing, and the Red Bull lettering on the side pods. Another sponsor is tire supplier

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2005 Monaco Grand Prix The 2005 Monaco Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2005) was a Formula One motor race held on 22 May 2005 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was the sixth race of the 2005 Formula One World Championship, and ...

both Red Bull cars ran with the Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith livery and, for this race, the Red Bull pit crew dressed up as

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. The RB1 appeared in Episode 5 of Series 14 of '' Top Gear'', in which the car was used for an ultraviolet paint scheme, with help from David Coulthard.

Media

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demonstrating a RB1 at the 2008

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Complete Formula One results

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References

External links

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