The RB7 was also the first-ever KERS-equipped Formula One car to win the constructors' title. The Red Bull RB7 was the first Red Bull car to assume Renault full-works team partnership status after the Renault F1 Team was rebranded to Lotus Renault GP and later Lotus F1 Team following Renaults sale of their 25 percent stake in the team to Lotus Cars in late 2010. Sebastian Vettel, who (since joining Scuderia Toro Rosso) makes a habit of naming his cars, named his RB7 chassis Kinky Kylie.

It is one of the most dominant Formula One cars ever built, winning 12 of the 19 races and claiming all but one pole position in the 2011 season, in part due to the innovative but controversial exhaust-blown diffuser. The car achieved three 1-2 finishes during the season. Vettel used the RB7 to claim the 2011 World Drivers' Championship in Japan and Red Bull won the World Constructors' Championship the following weekend in South Korea. In the nineteen races of the 2011 season, the RB7 only failed to finish in the top five twice, when Mark Webber crashed out of the 2011 Italian Grand Prix and when Sebastian Vettel retired from the 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. It won the first race of the season at Melbourne with Vettel, whilst Webber finished fifth.

The car was fastest throughout Barcelona testing with Vettel at the wheel. Sebastian Vettel was the first driver to test the car. The car was launched at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain on 1 February 2011. It was driven by defending champion Sebastian Vettel and Australian driver Mark Webber. The Red Bull RB7 is a Formula One racing car designed by the Red Bull Racing team for the 2011 Formula One season.

Seven-speed semi-automatic gearbox with reverse gear Hydraulic system for power shift and clutch operation Renault RS27-2011 2,400 cc (146.5 cu in) 90° V8, limited to 18,000 RPM with KERS naturally aspirated mid-mounted Peter Prodromou (Chief Engineer, Aerodynamics)Ĭarbon-fibre and honeycomb composite monocoque, designed and built in-house, carrying engine as fully stressed memberĪluminium alloy uprights, carbon-composite double wishbones with springs and anti-roll bar, push rod-actuated Multimatic dampersĪs front, except pull rod-actuated rear dampers.Giles Wood (Chief Engineer, Simulation and Analysis).Mark Ellis (Chief Engineer, Performance).Dave Worner (Chief Engineer, Mechanics and Suspension).Steve Winstanley (Chief Engineer, Composites and Structures).

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