The Red Bull Racing team made a flying start to its Formula One career in Melbourne today. After running in the top three for much of the afternoon, David Coulthard took an encouraging fourth place – ahead of several highly-fancied rivals including Williams, BAR and McLaren. His team-mate Christian Klien also drove strongly to take seventh. Between them, the Red Bull Racing stars notched up seven points – enough to give the team a provisional third place in the world championship for constructors.

David Coulthard
“I made a good start and managed to get into third place. I struggled a bit initially with a heavy fuel load, then had lots of trouble with traffic and lost chunks of time. I hit a Minardi at one point. A podium finish was achievable today – that would have been a dream start for Red Bull and at one stage I was beginning to dream a little, but I can’t complain about fourth place. It is much more than we expected. With Christian scoring points as well, it is a fantastic start for Red Bull Racing.”

Christian Klien
“My start was ok, although I lost one position to Nick Heidfeld’s Williams. Then I overtook Villeneuve and got back to sixth position, after which the whole race was pretty good. The car was consistent and the pit stops were OK, so it was a very positive race for us all. It is great that we have scored some points in our first race this season.”

Christian Horner, Sporting Director Red Bull Racing
"It was an unbelievable race for the team. To have David running up there was great. Although we couldn't quite keep a Ferrari and a Renault behind us, fourth and seventh gives us seven points. It is a fantastic start and gives us a great platform for the future."

Günther Steiner, Technical Director, Red Bull Racing
"The whole team is so pleased! Our expectations were more than fulfilled. Everyone did a fantastic job and now we'll try to continue like this for the rest of the season."

David Prigg, Cosworth Racing
"The TJ2005 engine was strong and trouble-free all weekend. This contributed to a fantastic debut result for Red Bull Racing."

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