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Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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Constructor | Red Bull | ||||||||
Designer(s) | Mark Smith (Technical Director) Rob Taylor (Chief Designer) Anton Stipinovitch (Head of R&D-Controls and Development) Andrew Green (Head of R&D-Testing and Vehicle Dynamics) Ben Agathangelou (Head of Aerodynamics) | ||||||||
Predecessor | RB1 | ||||||||
Successor | RB3 | ||||||||
Technical specifications[citation needed] | |||||||||
Chassis | carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure | ||||||||
Suspension (front) | aluminium uprights, upper and lower carbon wishbones with pushrods, torsion bar springs and anti-roll bars | ||||||||
Suspension (rear) | aluminium uprights, upper and lower carbon wishbones with pushrods, torsion bar springs and anti-roll bars | ||||||||
Engine | Ferrari Tipo 056 90-degree V8 | ||||||||
Transmission | Red Bull seven-speed longitudinal | ||||||||
Power | 735-785 hp @ 19,000+ rpm[1] | ||||||||
Fuel | Shell V-Power | ||||||||
Tyres | Michelin | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Red Bull Racing | ||||||||
Notable drivers | 14. David Coulthard 15. Christian Klien 15. Robert Doornbos | ||||||||
Debut | 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix | ||||||||
Last event | 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The Red Bull RB2 is the car with which the Red Bull Racing team competed in the 2006 Formula One season. The chassis was designed by Mark Smith, Rob Taylor and Ben Agathangelou and the engines were supplied by Ferrari. It was driven by David Coulthard and Christian Klien, who had both driven for the team in its debut year, 2005. However, Klien was replaced after the Italian GP by third driver Robert Doornbos after the Austrian refused the team's offer of a Champ Car seat for 2007 once it became apparent that he was going to be replaced by Mark Webber for the next season.