Since the maligned Jaguar outfit took to the Melbourne, Australia track in
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| Two championship winning team principles and the same number of world class drivers could only manage a couple of top-5 finishes for the Jaguar team since its 1999 debut. (Photo: Jaguar Canada) |
1999, two championship winning team principles and the same number of world class drivers could only manage a couple of top-5 finishes. The effort looked promising at its onset, with the Australian facility proudly displaying "The Cat is Back" billboards for all to see. Jaguar may have been back where most believed it belonged, but not even World Champion runner-up Eddie Irvine could turn the excitement into even a single podium in his three years of trying. The North Irishman was dumped unceremoniously, replaced by an impressive Aussie rookie and series
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| Despite its European roots, Red Bull sees the U.S. as an untapped F1 opportunity, and therefore has been heavily involved in an attempt to groom young American driving talent. (Photo: Red Bull) |
nice guy Mark Webber, then driving for track tagalong Minardi. He could do no better, despite placing his car much higher in the standings than it rightfully should have achieved, and leaving Jaguar's second car in his wake with nearly every outing. Webber moves on to lead driver at Williams BMW for 2005 and 2nd man Christian Klien, a rookie who has driven bravely during the 2005 season looks to be staying on under the Red Bull flag.
"Like other drivers, he will come to testing as of late November," said Red Bull's billionaire owner Dietrich Mateschitz to Austria's Salzburger Nachrichten. "But it is true that a second season for Christian after his debut would make sense."
