Christian Klien: Red Bull's First F1 Driver — Superman at Monaco, the $350,000 Diamond Ring & Why Max Might Leave | Ep. 6

Before Red Bull won championships, they threw parties. Before Adrian Newey arrived, they had top chefs, DJs and a floating Energy Station in Monaco harbour. Christian Klien was there at the very beginning — Red Bull Racing's first Formula One driver in 2005, the man who raced the Superman car at Monaco, who stood next to Brad Pitt and George Clooney in the Jaguar garage at 21 years old, and who watched Dietrich Mateschitz transform a drinks brand into the most dominant team in the history of the sport. In this episode Christian joins Mark Sutton and David Schneider for a remarkable conversation spanning three decades of Formula One — from receiving his first Red Bull helmet directly from Dietrich Mateschitz in Salzburg, to why Helmut Marko reveals Red Bull only bought Jaguar because Christian was driving there, to his honest verdict on the 2026 regulations and whether Max Verstappen will genuinely walk away from Formula One. Plus his Miami GP top three predictions. 🎙️ Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/motion-report-podcast/id1891040574 🎙️ Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7MUo9Q9bDuZVV5GuWRYw1J 📺 Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@motionreportpodcast For the full video episode and Mark Sutton's photography visit The Motion Report Podcast on YouTube. Follow Mark Sutton on Instagram: @f1sutton