15 RED BULL RACING NOTICE BOARD GP JAPAN 2012 JAPAN MARK WEBBER “I’m looking forward to the Japanese Grand Prix as it’s an opportunity to get a top result again on a track I enjoy driving on. Qualifying has not been as strong for us recently and we know this has to be improved. We are focusing on that and, once that’s better, we can make a strong push towards being better positioned at the end of Grands Prix. The Suzuka Circuit has an incredible combination of corners. You have to be very accurate and rhythm is very important. It’s a good challenge for the drivers.” SEBASTIAN VETTEL “I love the Suzuka circuit. In short, it has the most amazing corners and brilliant fans, I really like coming here. In 2011 the country experienced unbelievable diffi culties, so it was extremely important to try and give them some enjoyment and to show our support for their suffering. I wish I had won in 2011, it was my third Formula One race on my favourite track and it still bothers me a bit that I took my world title with a third place. The track itself is huge and almost every metre of it is special.” 2011FLASH BACK Fans were can-tastic… Sebastian clinched the Drivers’ Championship with a podium in Suzuka TRACK RECORD: GP JAPAN Year Position/Driver Position/Driver 2011 3rd Vettel 4th Webber RED BULL SHOW CAR 2010 1st Vettel 2nd Webber 2009 1st Vettel 17th Webber As the race team heads to back-to-back fl yaway races, the show car team will be in Paul Ricard this weekend, for the penultimate round 2008 8th Webber Ret Coulthard of the World Series by Renault. Toro Rosso’s Jean-Eric Vergne will 2007 4th Coulthard Ret Webber be warming up crowds in the RB6 on Saturday, before Formula One th legend Alain Prost takes over for the RB6 show run on Sunday. 2006 13 Doornbos Ret Coulthard For updates and images from both events, please follow us at 2005 6th Coulthard 9th Klien @redbullracing and redbullracing.com/media THE WORLD OF RED BULL RED BULL STRATOS MISSION TO THE EDGE OF SPACE/ FELIX BAUMGARTNER The day after the Japanese GP – October 8 – has been set as the tentative launch date for Felix Baumgartner’s history-making jump from the edge of space – (36,576m) –as he tries to break the speed of sound in free fall. This would break four world records while collecting valuable scientifi c data to make future space travel safer. The mission can be watched live. Mission followers in every time zone can sign up to receive automatic alerts of the launch at www. facebook.com/redbullstratos and by following @redbullstratos. The mission will be broadcast at www.redbullstratos.com and www.youtube.com/ redbull and a BBC documentary will be released later this year. For further information go to: www.redbullstratosnewsroom.com MARK TO ATTEND TOKYO KART FIGHT Also on 8 October… Mark Webber will be attending the Japanese Kart Fight Finals in central Toyko, near to the Tokyo Tower. The action starts at 1630hrs, with Mark attending from 1800hrs. For more information, please contact us at [email protected] .