Red Bull Win the Constructor's World Championship: A Short Season Review

Red Bull Racing raced to their fourth one-two of the season in Brazil, enabling them to clinch the Constructors World Championship with one race still to go.

It hasn’t been a flawless season as such for Red Bull. In fact, no one would have predicted them winning the championship after the start they had to the 2010 season.

In the season opener at The Bahrain International Circuit, Sebastian Vettel who had P1, suffered from reliability trouble, as his engine lost power and he eventually surrendered his lead to the Ferraris, falling to 4th. Mark Webber, meanwhile, suffered his millionth event of bad luck before the race had even begun, after being held up in qualifying. A 4th and 8th was horrible for what could have been a dominant one-two finish.

Australia was an even more embarrassing result, with Vettel retiring after a brake failure. Webber was involved in a race-long battle with Alonso, Massa and Hamilton, and topped off his troubles by crashing into Hamilton in the dying few laps, dropping him to 9th place.

Things took a turn in Malaysia, with the team winning their first one-two of the season. They looked to carry on their form into China, but for a wrong tyre call which dropped them to sixth and eighth positions, after a one-two in qualifying.

The inexperience of a team that made its foray into Formula One just five years ago was showing. From spark plug problems, to brake problems, to engine blows, the two RB6s have been there, done that.  

The two drivers, Vettel and Webber, haven’t helped their team’s cause much, with Webber claiming that Red Bull favoured Vettel, the younger of the two, even though the former is the more experienced.

Vettel’s inexperience clearly showed in Turkey, when he crashed into Webber who was leading the race, causing the Australian to drop valuable points and finish third.

However, there is absolutely no denying that Red Bull have had the fastest car(s) on the grid. The RB6 has been miles ahead of its competitors this season – something that has clearly dwarfed Red Bull’s internal problems and helped them win the Constructor’s World Championship.

The team has enjoyed sixteen pole positions and eight race wins this season, and there is no denying that they do deserve to win the Constructor’s.

Whether the team can show the maturity and go on to win the Driver’s will have to be seen come Abu Dhabi. It will be really disheartening if their internal squabbles cost them the Driver’s to Fernando Alonso, who will be ready to pounce on any mistake made by the team from Milton Keynes.