2024-02-15 21:35:54
So this is it, the RB20, the car from Red Bull Racing with which the seventh constructors’ cup is to be won in 2024, the racing car with which Max Verstappen wants to make himself a four-time world champion.
Of course, Red Bull Racing’s World Championship rivals also closely watched the unveiling and the first images of the car. You’re probably pretty much in the dark. Of course, on February 15th, RBR had not yet revealed what technical delicacies were in the RB20.
Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner: “This is an evolution of last year’s successful model, but people will see that we have been quite aggressive with some details.”
And that shouldn’t just refer to details: It’s entirely possible that an innovative racing team like Red Bull Racing could come up with the solution of arranging the inlet of the side pods not horizontally, but vertically. Just like Mercedes tried to do in 2022.
Behind the success of the Red Bull Racing racing cars is Adrian Newey, the best Formula 1 technician of the past 30 years. The 65-year-old Englishman first looks back a year. “In 2022, in the first year of the new wing car era, we had a good car with which we were able to win both titles.”
“We then worked on certain weaknesses in the car, and to our enormous astonishment, halfway through the season, we noticed how impressive the lead was over our opponents. The rest is history.”
The Frenchman Pierre Waché, head of technology at Red Bull Racing, adds: “In no other sport is the technical competition as enormous as in Formula 1. In order to be successful, the work of every department must be first-class. Our goal must be to be able to maintain this level. I feel the enormous will in my team to want to build on the great successes of last year.”
Adrian Newey about the RB20: “You can’t let off the gas for a moment if you want to stay ahead. You have to look critically at every area of even such a successful car and ask yourself the question – what can we do better? We can see that we have achieved improvements in all aspects: mechanics, vehicle dynamics, aerodynamics.”
“Now the question of all questions is: Is that enough to be ahead again? Honestly, we don’t know either.”
Pierre Waché: “We looked very carefully at the areas in which we could get more out of a modern wing car. We also talked extensively with the pilots because their feedback about the vehicle’s weaknesses is essential. We then built on the strengths of the RB19 and created a car that is more powerful in every respect.”
Formula 1 winter tests
02/21 until 23.2. in Bahrain
Formula 1 World Championship 2024
02.03. Bahrain-GP, Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir
09.03. Saudi-Arabien-GP, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Dschidda
24.03. Australien-GP, Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne
07.04. Japan-GP, Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka
21.04. China-GP, Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai *
05.05. Miami-GP, Miami International Autodrome, Miami *
19.05. Emilia Romagna-GP, Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola
26.05. Monaco-GP, Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo
09.06. Kanada-GP, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
23.06. Spanien-GP, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
June 30th Austrian GP, Red Bull Ring, Spielberg *
07.07. Großbritannien-GP, Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
21.07. Hungarian GP, Hungaroring, Budapest
28.07. Belgian-GP, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa
25.08. Netherlands GP, Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort
01.09. Italian-GP, Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza
15.09. Aserbaidschan-GP, Baku City Circuit, Baku
22.09. Singapur-GP, Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapur
20.10. Austin-GP, Circuit of the Americas, Austin *
27.10. Mexico-GP, Hermann Rodriguez Autodrome, Mexico-Stadt
03.11. Brasilien-GP, Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos *
23.11. Las Vegas-GP, Las Vegas Street Circuit, Las Vegas
01.12. Katar-GP, Losail International Circuit, Doha *
08.12. Abu Dhabi-GP, Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island
* im Sprint-Format
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