Oct.30 (GMM) Team bosses had to unanimously agree to allow Red Bull to run two distinct liveries in Brazil this weekend
It emerged on Thursday that, for David Coulthard’s final race, his RB4 will be painted predominantly white, in deference to the ‘Wings for Life’ foundation
The other Renault-powered Red Bull, driven by Mark Webber, will feature the team’s usual dark blue livery
“We had permission from all the teams to run my car in an independent livery which I think is a first in this modern era of formula one,” Coulthard said at Interlagos
In 1999, BAR asked for permission to run two distinct liveries, in the colours of British America Tobacco’s brands 555 and Lucky Strike, but the teams did not agree
The situation resulted in the new team running an identical split livery on both cars
F1’s sporting regulations state that both cars belonging to the same team must have the same livery, with only minor differences allowed, including the car number, and the drivers’ nationality flag and name
