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Newey transformed 'party team' Red Bull's reputation - Horner

When energy drinks magnate Dietrich Mateschitz bought the Jaguar squad at the end of 2004 to form Red Bull Racing, it was originally best known as being Formula 1's 'party team' - the fun place to be on the grid. But that excitement didn't immediately translate to on-track success. Despite fielding drivers including David Coulthard, Mark Webber, Vitantonio Liuzzi and Christian Klein, Red Bull only picked up a meagre three podium places in its first four seasons. It wasn't until 2009 that Sebastian Vettel scored the team's first Grand Prix victory in China. But Horner said that this breakthrough was in large part down to the arrival of Adrian Newey as chief designer three years earlier....
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