Plenty of Red Bull juniors have graduated from Formula Renault 3.5 to Formula 1 in the past, but until the 2014 season none of the energy drinks firm's charges had never won the title.
Carlos Sainz Jr put that right this year with a campaign that was spectacular when he was at his best.
Roberto Merhi, Pierre Gasly and Oliver Rowland led the charge admirably to try to keep the Spaniard in check, and Merhi at least managed to keep the title race alive going into the final weekend of the year.