How Red Bull arrived in F1 as a “breath of fresh air” 20 years ago

The year is 2004 and David Coulthard is in his final season with McLaren. DC knows that his future will not be with the Woking-based team and that a certain Juan Pablo Montoya is set to take his place. He has to look for other options and attracts interest from Jaguar. The team with the deep-green livery has Mark Webber and Christian Klien as its drivers but considers Coulthard’s experience as a …Keep reading

Is Esteban Ocon actually a bad team-mate?

He debuted with a backmarker team before moving up to a bigger one, where he partnered with an established driver – a team leader for several years. Things didn’t go smoothly. Aside from a few disagreements over strategy that led to heated radio exchanges, there were also a couple of crashes. Nothing too unexpected when a young, ambitious driver joins a team not to play a supporting role but to …Keep reading