Red Bull unveiled their 2009 challenger, the RB5, at Jerez on Monday with hopes high for the season ahead.
Team chief talks up Red Bull's chances for 2009
Red Bull unveiled their 2009 challenger, the RB5, at Jerez on Monday with team boss Christian Horner predicting this could be the year Red Bull finally win a race.
Both Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel were on hand for the launch, taking the covers off the new Adrian Newey-designed car that will once again be powered by Renault.
And, although last year Red Bull bagged just one podium finish, Horner reckons the fact that Toro Rosso won the Italian Grand Prix with the same chassis bodes well.
Changes
"Two thousand and nine will also see us benefit from greater stability in terms of how we run the operation, with all our key players in the technical group having been with us for at least two years," said team boss Horner.
"We should not forget they designed a car that won a Grand Prix in 2008, in the hands of Sebastian Vettel and Scuderia Toro Rosso.
"There is no reason to believe we cannot do that again with these new rules. The regulation changes almost constitute a new formula for the sport and it will be interesting to see how the teams interpret them.
"Certainly in the early part of this season we expect to see a much bigger spread in terms of performance between the teams than we have over the past two years."
Like the other new 2009 cars, the RB5 features a low, wide front wing and a short, high rear one. However, there is one notable difference in that the nose is higher and slimmer than its rivals'.
Vettel then had the honour of putting the RB5 through its paces at the track.
He completed a shakedown run of 14 laps before concerns over rising gearbox oil temperature brought proceedings to a conclusion.
Testing of the car will begin on Tuesday.
