What a difference a year makes
How things change. Only a year ago, Red Bull Racing was making its debut on the Formula One stage and here they are, twelve months on, with two teams running under the Red Bull banner, courtesy of Scuderia Toro Rosso. Now that they represent 18.18% percent of the grid (maybe they should buy 1.82% of another team, just to get it back to the nice round 20% they had before that new eleventh crew arrived,) there have been suggestions they should clean up their act.
But don’t worry, they’re still cool and crazy and true to the Red Bull creed. In fact, finding out if someone is cool and crazy has been the top priority during any job interviews they conducted this winter. Adrian Newey? Did they care that his cars had won loads of races and titles? No, they were impressed that he was cool and crazy enough to desperately want to work in Milton Keynes. Gerhard Berger? Is his vast experience as a driver, a team boss and a businessman important? No, what matters is that he’s a walking A to Z of cool (leave out the crazy, he wants you to leave out the crazy, Ed.)
Therefore, this season they plan to share with you the impressive depth of experience in their two teams, which is now simply astounding, as can be seen from the following incident…..
One of their hire cars broke down on the way to a test session recently and their engineering specialist suggested the problem was no doubt related to the valves or the crank sensor. However, the electrical engineer disagreed and insisted they have a look at the wiring loom. Finally, the team’s computer software specialist came up with a solution:
“Let’s close all the Windows, get out of the car, get back in, then open the Windows again and I bet it will start!” What a cool, crazy guy!
Also, don’t forget that both teams, red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso, will launch their respective new liveries next Thursday night prior to the opening day of practice here at the Bahrain circuit.
