Red Bull RB6

Red Bull RB6
Sebastian Vettel driving the RB6 in the practice session of 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix
CategoryFormula One
ConstructorRed Bull
Designer(s)Adrian Newey (Chief Technical Officer)
Rob Marshall (Chief Designer)[1]
Steve Winstanley (Chief Engineer, Composites and Structures)
Dave Worner (Chief Engineer, Mechanics and Suspension)
Mark Ellis (Chief Engineer, Performance)
Andrew Green (Head of R&D)
Giles Wood (Chief Engineer, Simulation and Analysis)
Peter Prodromou (Chief Engineer, Aerodynamics)[1]
Dan Fallows (Chief Aerodynamicist)
PredecessorRed Bull RB5
SuccessorRed Bull RB7
Technical specifications[2]
Chassiscarbon-fibre and honeycomb composite monocoque, designed and built in-house, carrying engine as fully stressed member
Suspension (front)Aluminium alloy uprights, carbon-composite double wishbones with springs and anti-roll bar, push rod-actuated Multimatic dampers
Suspension (rear)as front, except pull rod-actuated rear dampers
EngineRenault RS27-2010 2,400 cc (146.5 cu in) 90° V8, limited to 18,000 RPM naturally aspirated mid-mounted
TransmissionSeven-speed semi-automatic gearbox with reverse gear Hydraulic system for power shift and clutch operation
Power>750 hp @ 18,000 rpm[3]
Weight620 kg (1,367 lb) (including driver)
FuelTotal
TyresBridgestone Potenza
OZ Wheels (front and rear): 13"
Competition history
Notable entrantsRed Bull Racing
Notable drivers5. Germany Sebastian Vettel
6. Australia Mark Webber
Debut2010 Bahrain Grand Prix
First win2010 Malaysian Grand Prix
Last win2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Last event2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
RacesWinsPodiumsPolesF/Laps
19920156
Constructors' Championships1 (2010)
Drivers' Championships1 (2010, Sebastian Vettel)

The Red Bull RB6 is a Formula One motor racing car designed by Red Bull Racing for the 2010 campaign. It was driven by 2010 World Champion Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber and was launched on February 10 at Jerez.[4]

Vettel, who (since joining Scuderia Toro Rosso) makes it a habit to give his racing cars names, named his RB6 "Luscious Liz".[5] However, after unspecified minor damage was found on this chassis after the Monaco Grand Prix, the team gave Vettel a new chassis, which he then named "Randy Mandy."[6]

The car claimed the first of four consecutive World Constructors' Championships for Red Bull Racing, and in the hands of Sebastian Vettel, took the first World Drivers' Championship of his career at the last round of the season. In qualifying, the RB6 was a consistent pace setter, setting the fastest time in 15 out of the 19 rounds. Red Bull's chief technical officer Adrian Newey later went on to claim that the car was "probably the car with the most downforce in the history of F1".[7]

In 2014, before his final race with Red Bull, Vettel stated that the RB6 was his favourite Formula One car to drive in his career to date.[8]

As of 2023, the Red Bull RB6 remains the last customer-engined Formula One car to win the constructors' title,[citation needed] due to a presence of Renault full-factory team. From 2011 to 2015, Red Bull Racing was officially promoted to Renault full-works partnership independent team.

  1. ^ a b Hughes, Mark (February 11, 2010). "Red Bull RB6". Autosport. Vol. 199, no. 6. pp. 26–29.
  2. ^ "RB6". Red Bull Racing. Red Bull. Archived from the original on February 6, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
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  4. ^ Noble, Jonathan (February 10, 2010). "Red Bull unveils its new RB6". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
  5. ^ "Vettel names 2010 car 'Luscious Liz'". motorsport.com. GMM. March 8, 2010. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
  6. ^ "Vettel names new chassis 'Randy Mandy'". motorsport.com. GMM. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  7. ^ Collantine, Keith (March 11, 2014). "Weight would have disadvantaged Webber – Newey". F1 Fanatic.co.uk. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  8. ^ "F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Vettel set for Red Bull swansong". November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.