Still, Vettel's second place was enough to earn Red Bull F1's Constructor's Championship the team's third straight.

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But no F1 car constructor would build a vehicle one gram more than the minimum for fear of making it uncompetitive.

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The team finished third in the constructor standings behind Ferrari and BAR.

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So far, only one constructor (Renault) out of the ten teams competing in Formula One this year has elected to use KERS at Melbourne.

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As technical director, Ross Brawn masterminded six consecutive championships for Ferrari between 1999-2004 to add to the constructor crown he won with Benetton in 1995.

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The GT3 R Hybrid's flywheel device was built by Formula 1 constructor Williams as part of F1's pursuit of Kinetic Energy Storage Systems (KERS), which began in 2009.

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Formula One It was the year of Mika and McLaren as the flying Finn took top spot over Michael Schumacher, while McLaren outpaced Ferrari for the constructor's title.

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The constructor will retain total control over its engine manufacturing base in Viry-Chatillon on the outskirts of Paris and also continue to supply engines to Red Bull in 2010.

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