It is one of the hottest news in the past few days Nick de Vries during the season He was kicked out by the Red Bull family. The Dutch Formula E world champion won’t be able to drive the AlphaTauri at the Hungarian Grand Prix, but he’s not the first driver whose work has been thanked by energy drinkers during the season.
Dr Helmut Marko gave de Friese a vote of confidence even after he scored points at last year’s Italian Grand Prix. The Dutch driver – who was able to make his Formula 1 debut relatively late, at the age of 28 – was unable to take advantage of the opportunity, was unable to show progress and was behind the results of his teammate, Yuki Tsunoda. .
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At Red Bull they are not known for their patience, however, the fact that De Vries has already secured his one-way ticket before the summer break is quite remarkable. This really shows how competitive junior drivers for Red Bull have to compete under pressure, and in recent decades not many have reached the standard set by Marko.
2005 Red Bull – Christian Klien / Vitantonio Liuzzi
The bulls completed their first season in Formula 1 in a rather strange way. In addition to David Coulthard, Christian Klein and Vitantonio Liuzzi participated in the second session. In the first three races, the Austrian driver can sit in the car, and his Italian teammate can complete the next four races.
However, Liuzzi’s performance (8th place, 9th place and 2 eliminations) did not convince the stable Milton Keynes managers and they did not give him more chances, which meant that the seat went to Klien. In retrospect, as it turned out, this was a good decision, because Klien, who was working as a commentator for Servus TV, was able to score a total of 9 points until the end of the season, while Liuzzi was only able to serve 1 unit over his 4 races.
2006 Red Bull – Christian Klien / Robert Doornbos
However, Klien’s lucky star did not shine for long, and the 2006 season did not go as well as he had planned. The Austrian rider has only managed to show two points in 15 races, while his teammate Coulthard managed to celebrate a podium finish in Monaco with 14 points to his name.
The whistle at the German Grand Prix was the last straw for Red Bull, and Dorenbos had the opportunity for the remaining three weekends, but he also did not shine and was unable to score any points for Christian Horners. Needless to say, in 2007 the Dutchman was no longer Coulthard’s teammate.
2007 Toro Rosso Scott Speed / Sebastian Vettel
In Toro Rosso, which became Minardi, American driver Scott Speed got the chance to join Liuzzi, who had already failed, at Red Bull. There was a lot of buzz about Speed in the paddock, as he was the first American driver to participate in the high-speed circus since Michael Andretti’s short debut in 1993.
However, Speed could not turn the hype around him in his favor, and was never able to achieve the results that team boss Franz Tost wanted to see. Because of this, the relationship between the two parties became strained, and the hostility between them reached its peak after the 2007 European Grand Prix.
According to some sources, once Speed returned to the pit lane after his seventh exit, there was some back and forth between the two parties, but this The team president will retire at the end of this season He later denied it. The American’s ride was later canceled by Red Bull to make room for Sebastian Vettel, who was then referred to as a super talent.
The young German quickly appreciated the confidence given to him, and although a safety car collision at the Japanese Grand Prix removed a good result from himself and Mark Webber, in one race in China he achieved the Faenza team’s best result with fourth place. place. A year later, Vettel was able to achieve his first success at the Italian Grand Prix in 2008, also behind the wheel of Toro Rosso, which was considered a huge result at that time.
2009 Toro Rosso – Sebastien Bourdais / Jaime Alguersuari
Vettel started the 2009 season with Red Bull, so his old teammate, Sebastien Bourdais, was entrusted with the leadership of the small Italian team alongside newcomer Sebastien Buemi. The French driver was unable to step out of the German’s shadow, and due to his poor performance in the first half of the season, Red Bull replaced him midway through.
Bourdais was replaced by Jaime Alguersuari, who was only 19 years and 125 days old, and who became the youngest ever Formula 1 driver. [ezt a rekordot Max Verstappen megdöntötte 2015-ben – a szerk]. The young Spaniard excelled at the start, but during his 2.5 year he was unable to become a major player for Toro Rosso, so Tost and Buemi dropped him at the end of the 2011 season to make room for Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne. to.
To continue in the second part coming tomorrow.
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