Formula One’s Austrian-Anglo crew Red Bull have kicked off their 2023 season by unveiling a launch model of the RB19 with which they intend to defend their double championship titles from final yr.
Red Bull Racing have develop into the primary F1 Team to launch their season in the USA after the Milton Keynes-based outfit opted to carry their season launch in New York in entrance of their American title sponsor Oracle.
However, the automotive was not Red Bull’s precise RB19 with which the crew intends to race in 2023, however a showcar that includes the crew’s conventional color scheme that might be used in the course of the upcoming season.
The launch centred across the RB19 with Team Principal and CEO Christian Horner and Drivers’ Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez and Reserve Driver Daniel Ricciardo participating in the spectacular New York launch occasion.
The 2023 season sees a brand new search for Oracle Red Bull Racing because the Team unveiled their Castore Teamwear for 2023, though the present automotive sported the crew’s conventional blue, yellow and purple scheme.
The spectacular launch was accompanied by the information that Red Bull Powertrains might be coming into right into a partnership with iconic American motorsport model Ford as of the 2026 season. The two corporations will work collectively on the event of the next-gen hybrid energy unit that may provide engines to each Red Bull Racing and Scuderia AlphaTauri from 2026.
The second we welcomed the #RB19 to the world 😎 pic.twitter.com/lQvgPlpxrE
— Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) February 3, 2023
Team Principal and CEO Christian Horner mentioned: “At Oracle Red Bull Racing we all the time try to do issues first and do issues otherwise. This is the primary time we’ve got launched our season outdoors of the UK and the primary time any F1 Team has launched in the USA. The development of our sport in America can’t be ignored, there are over 50 million F1 followers in the USA, of which 72% comply with us, and the best way the followers have embraced our Team right here has been very particular to see.
+Oracle Red Bull Racing might be Stateside greater than ever in 2023, not simply racing but in addition working Red Bull Showruns and the primary F1 Team led street journey in America, the USA Grand Tauro, later this yr. We additionally wished to have fun with, and welcome, Ford in their dwelling nation, as they develop into Red Bull Powertrains new accomplice from 2026.
“This will be a true strategic technical partnership; Ford will assist with battery and hybrid technology and much more to keep the Team ahead of the competition. I am already very excited about the possibilities that this partnership will offer both of us globally,” Horner concluded.
Commenting on the brand new season, freshly topped double world champion Max Verstappen mentioned: “We work arduous as a crew to attempt to be sure that we’ve got an opportunity to combat for it once more however solely time will inform, proper? I’m not even eager about this stuff in the intervening time – as a result of it’s extra essential to concentrate on simply having a aggressive automotive, and if we’ve got a aggressive automotive this stuff can occur.
“But it’s more important to make sure the car is running well, has no issues, and is quick at the end of the day.”
T-Half-hour til launch 🚀🤘 pic.twitter.com/d0ksUkQNMV
— Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) February 3, 2023
