TheRed Bull RB2 is the car with which theRed Bull Racing team competed in the2006 Formula One season. The chassis was designed byMark Smith,Rob Taylor andBen Agathangelou and the engines were supplied byFerrari. It was driven byDavid Coulthard andChristian Klien, who had both driven for the team in its debut year,2005. However, Klien was replaced after theItalian GP by third driverRobert Doornbos after theAustrian refused the team's offer of aChamp Car seat for 2007 once it became apparent that he was going to be replaced byMark Webber for thenext season.

Red Bull RB2

David Coulthard's RB2
Category	Formula One
Constructor	Red Bull
Designer(s)	Mark Smith(Technical Director) Rob Taylor(Chief Designer) Anton Stipinovitch(Head of R&D-Controls and Development) Andrew Green(Head of R&D-Testing and Vehicle Dynamics) Ben Agathangelou(Head of Aerodynamics)
Predecessor	RB1
Successor	RB3
Technical specifications[citation needed]
Chassis	carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure
Suspension (front)	aluminium uprights, upper and lower carbon wishbones with pushrods, torsion bar springs and anti-roll bars
Suspension (rear)	aluminium uprights, upper and lower carbon wishbones with pushrods, torsion bar springs and anti-roll bars
Engine	Ferrari Tipo 056 90-degreeV8
Transmission	Red Bull seven-speed longitudinal
Power	735-785 hp @ 19,000+ rpm[1]
Fuel	Shell V-Power
Tyres	Michelin
Competition history
Notable entrants	Red Bull Racing
Notable drivers	14.David Coulthard 15.Christian Klien 15.Robert Doornbos
Debut	2006 Bahrain Grand Prix
Last event	2006 Brazilian Grand Prix
Races Wins Poles F/Laps 18 0 0 0
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0

After the good results of the previous inaugural season, 2006 was a poor season forRed Bull. The year was treated as a consolidation season and proved to be a traditionally tough second year for a new team. The newFerrari engines caused cooling problems pre-season which saw testing time limited, and for the most part the team were bogged down in the midfield. This situation was exacerbated by RBR abandoning development on the RB2 during the season to let new Chief Technical OfficerAdrian Newey concentrate on 2007's challenger.

However, there were still highlights in a largely depressing season. Foremost among these was Coulthard scoring the team's first podium atMonaco. As this coincided with a one-race deal to promote thenew Superman film, the veteran driver wore a red cape on the podium, and Team PrincipalChristian Horner later honoured a pre-race promise of jumping into the team's pool wearing nothing but one of the capes.^[2]

The team eventually finished seventh in the Constructors' Championship, with 16 points.

The livery of the RB2 is essentially identical to that of its predecessor, the RB1. The only differences are the reversal of the color scheme of the three side stripes and the removal of the checkered flag motif from the bonnet and the outside of the rear wing side bulkheads. In this last position the motif has been replaced by a continuation of the three aforementioned bands.

For theMonaco Grand Prix the two RB2s compete with a special livery aimed at promoting the release of the filmSuperman Returns. It varies from the usual one due to the appearance of a red cape, inspired by that ofSuperman, which starts from the cockpit and wraps around the upper part of the bellies and the rear wing, where, on the outside of the bulkheads, the insignia of Superman. All decorative elements of the original livery are eliminated, except for a gray line on the sides of the survival cell. An image of the Man of Steel's chest also appears on the muzzle. For this race the Red Bull pit crew wore white overalls Among the drivers, Klien wore a blue overall on the day of the race.^[3]

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  David Coulthard at the2006 United States Grand Prix.
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  Christian Klien testing atValencia.
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  Robert Doornbos at the2006 Brazilian Grand Prix.

(key) (results inbold indicate pole position)

• Henry, Alan, ed. (2006).AUTOCOURSE 2006-2007. Crash Media Group. pp. 72–74.ISBN 1-905334-15-X.