Sebastian Vettel's First World Title (2010)
Red Bull's first-ever title, powered by a Renault V8 engine.
The Red Bull Racing RB6 is a Formula One racing car designed and constructed by Red Bull Racing to compete during the 2010 Formula One World Championship. It was powered by a Renault RS27-2010 V8 engine. The car secured Sebastian Vettel's first World Drivers' Championship and the team's first Constructors' Championship, marking a historic breakthrough for Red Bull Racing.
Quick Facts
- Driver
- Sebastian Vettel
- Team
- Red Bull Racing
- Championships won
- 1 (Drivers' Title)
- Constructors' titles
- 1
- Key rival
- Fernando Alonso
- Car model
- RB6
Lore & Background
The RB6 was designed by Adrian Newey and powered by a Renault RS27-2010 V8 engine. It made its competitive debut at the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix and went on to secure Sebastian Vettel's first World Drivers' Championship and Red Bull Racing's first Constructors' Championship. The car won 9 races during the season, including a sequence where Vettel won in Japan, then Alonso won in Korea, and Vettel won again in Brazil, and was instrumental in establishing Red Bull as a top-tier team in Formula One.
Reader's Guide
The RB16 featured a narrower nose with two additional inlets at its front, a redesigned barge-board area, smaller side-pod inlets, a large 'cape' element below the nose, raised parts of the rear suspension, two supporting pillars on the rear wing, and a redesigned front multi-link suspension to improve low-speed corner performance. For 2021, Red Bull used its development tokens to change the shape of the gearbox casing, allowing it to rearrange the rear suspension and significantly increase rear downforce. The RA621H engine was Honda's biggest change since 2017, with a more compact camshaft layout placed lower, a different valve angle, shorter cylinder bore spacing, a smaller engine with a lower centre of gravity, and modifications to increase power without decreasing MGU-H output.
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