Red Bull RB6
 Vettel in the RB6 after winning the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix |
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| Designer: | Adrian Newey | ||||||||
| Predecessor: | Red Bull RB5 | ||||||||
| Successor: | Red Bull RB7 | ||||||||
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| Weight: | 620 kg (including driver) | ||||||||
| Tires: | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| Petrol: | Total | ||||||||
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| Driver: | 5. Sebastian Vettel 6. Mark Webber 
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| First start: | 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last start: | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2010 | ||||||||
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| World Cup points: | 498 | ||||||||
| Podiums: | 20th | ||||||||
| Leadership laps: | 700 over 3,484.111 km | ||||||||
| Status: end of season 2010 | |||||||||
The Red Bull RB6 is the sixth Formula 1 racing car from Red Bull Racing . He took part in all 19 races of the 2010 Formula 1 season . With this racing car, Sebastian Vettel secured his first world championship, and Red Bull Racing secured his first constructors' championship.
Technology and development
The RB6 is the consistent further development of the RB5 , with which Sebastian Vettel won the runner-up in the Formula 1 World Championship in 2009 . The RB6 was by Adrian Newey designed the as last year on the 2.4-liter Renault - V8 Agreggat was able to use as a motor. Before the second race of the season, the Australian Grand Prix , rumors arose that active suspension would be used in the RB6, which was actually prohibited by the regulations. Despite the assumption by other teams that the shock absorber fluid would only expand after qualifying practice and therefore enable the drivers to drive a flatter car during practice, the FIA did not react. There was no official protest.
driver
For the 2010 season, Red Bull stuck to last year's drivers, Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber. Test drivers were David Coulthard , Brendon Hartley and Daniel Ricciardo .
2010 season
An RB6 was always on pole position in the first seven races of the season . In Bahrain , Australia and China , Vettel was on the best starting position. At the Malaysian Grand Prix , the Spanish Grand Prix , the Monaco Grand Prix , Grand Prix of Turkey reached Mark Webber the first position in training. At the ninth Grand Prix of the year, the European Grand Prix , Sebastian Vettel achieved another pole position, which meant the eighth pole position in the ninth race for the RB6.
After technical problems with Sebastian Vettel's car in the first two races that prevented the German from two possible victories, Red Bull celebrated a double victory in Malaysia in the order Vettel ahead of Webber. Mark Webber won the races in Spain and Monaco, and Sebastian Vettel won the European Grand Prix.
With a double victory in the penultimate race of the season, the Brazilian Grand Prix , with Vettel ahead of Webber, Red Bull prematurely won the constructors' world championship with the RB6. In the last race of the season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix , Vettel became the youngest Formula 1 world champion to date with one win.
Results
| driver | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | 17th | 18th | 19th | Points | rank |
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5 | 4th | DNF | 1 | 6th | 3 | 2 | DNF | 4th | 1 | 7th | 3 | 3 | 15th | 4th | 2 | 1 | DNF | 1 | 1 | ||
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6th | 8th | 9 | 2 | 8th | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | DNF | 1 | 6th | 1 | 2 | 6th | 3 | 2 | DNF | 2 | 8th | ||
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| colour | abbreviation | meaning |
| gold | - | victory |
| silver | - | 2nd place |
| bronze | - | 3rd place |
| green | - | Placement in the points |
| blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
| violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
| NC | not classified | |
| red | DNQ | did not qualify |
| DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
| black | DSQ | disqualified |
| White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
| WD | withdrawn | |
| Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
| TD | Friday test driver | |
| without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
| INJ | injured or sick | |
| EX | excluded | |
| DNA | did not arrive | |
| C. | Race canceled | |
| no participation in the World Cup | ||
| other | P / bold | Pole position |
| SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
| * | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
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| () | Streak results | |
| underlined | Leader in the overall standings | |
Stay after the season
A copy of the RB6 is on display in Hangar-7 , a multifunctional building at Salzburg Airport .
Web links
Racing car of the 2010 Formula 1 World Championship
