Red Bull Milton Keynes Event
Saturday the 10th of December was a massive day in Milton Keynes. 60,000 people attended Red Bull Racing's big show where World championship driver Sebastian Vettel and his team mate Mark Webber got to drive their F1 cars through the streets of central Milton Keynes. Red Bull racing's team principal Christian Horner was also out to help celebrate his team's performance in the 2011 F1 season. Luckily they did not need a pit stop for servicing as they only had to drive the cars a couple of miles!
The show took place along the length of Midsummer Boulevard between The Centre MK and the city's train station. The F1 drivers were also accompanied by David Coulthard in a Nascar Showcar and stuntman Chris Pfeiffer thrilled fans with some two-wheel bike tricks. The event was broadcast to eagerly awaiting fans over huge screens, with Jake Humphrey running the commentary and interviewing the drivers, the management team and the cooing crowds. Fans were given Vettel fingers and Webber kangaroos to aid them in cheering on their favourite. Even on a freezing cold December afternoon it appeared everyone had a fabulous time being entertained.
Red Bull has had an absolutely superb season, not only have they won the Constructor's Championship, Sebastian was the winner of the Driver's Championship. Mark Webber is no stranger to the podium though and bagged first place in the Brazilian Grand Prix. He has spent the last ten years racing the world's circuits and was 4th in the driver's standings for 2011. Although 2011 was definitely Sebastian's year, with an astounding 11 wins out of 19 races. With the Red Bull team producing record breaking pit stops throughout the course of the season, let's hope they did not need to replace their brakes in Milton Keynes with all the skidding around they were doing during their show!
Red Bull's headquarters is based in Tilbrook, Milton Keynes. Although Red Bull racing have been around since 2005, the team was previously Jaguar Racing in 2000 to 2004. The Ford Motor Company purchased it from Jackie Stewart. Whilst Ford's outlay from the team was millions it did not really see a return on its investment as the team struggled to re-create the magic from when it was owned by Jackie Stewart. Jackie & his son Paul formed the racing team 'Stewart Grand Prix' in 1996 and after only three years sold the team on to Ford Motor Company. Jackie Stewart who is a three times over world champion is now retired but is still on TV every now and again.
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