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Christian Klien Profile |
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Birth Date: February 7, 1983
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Birth Place: Hohenems, Austria
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Birth Name: Christian Klien
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Biography |
Christian Klien (born February 7, 1983) is an Austrian
Formula One racing driver. Klien has yet to achieve a race
win or a podium finish in Formula One.
Klien started his career in motorsport in his early teens;
racing in karting championships both in Austria and
Switzerland before moving up to Formula BMW. After several
more titles in lower Formulas, Klien moved up into Formula
One with the Jaguar Racing team, alongside Mark Webber. At
the end of 2005, Jaguar were sold to Red Bull and renamed
Red Bull Racing; Klien shared the race seat with Italian
Vitantonio Liuzzi. The Austrian stayed at Red Bull for 2006,
with Luizzi going to Red Bull junior team, Scuderia Toro
Rosso.
After an unsuccessful 2006, it was announced that Klien's
old teammate Mark Webber would replace him for the 2007
season. Klien was offered a few alternatives to Formula One
for 2007, including a drive in the ChampCar series, but
Klien refused and aimed for a drive in Formula One. He was
eventually given a test driver role at Honda despite
competition from others drivers, including the likes of Gary
Paffett.
Christian Klien was born on February 7, 1983 in Hohenems, in
the Austrian Alps to Herma and Hennes Klien. Klien has a
sister called Carina. |
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Other Information |
Drove in Formula 1 for Red Bull Racing between 2005 and
2006.
Is a Test and Reserve driver for Honda Racing F1. |
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