The Red Bull team and Max Verstappen presented the RB18 on Wednesday. The car is similar in color to the previous one, but some parts have now significantly changed dimensions due to changes in the regulations.
“I am looking forward to driving the car and expect to get used to it quickly,” Verstappen said during the online presentation on Wednesday. New to the RB18 include the striking front and rear wing, air intakes and the larger tires with wheel arches.
‘Don’t give too much away’
The car with which Verstappen actually appears on the circuits will still differ on a number of points from the car that was presented on Wednesday. “The teams don’t want to give too much away,” L1’s Formula 1 analyst Xavier Maassen said before the presentation. “Even in the first days of testing, they try not to reveal the tricks they have found in the regulations to the other teams.”
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title sponsor
The team immediately presented a new title sponsor: software giant Oracle will pump about 100 million dollars annually for the next five seasons into the team that, thanks to the lucrative deal, is now officially called Oracle Red Bull Racing. The name of the company is therefore prominently visible on the sides of the car.
Season
The Formula 1 season starts on March 20 with the Bahrain GP. Before that, there will be test sessions at the Barcelona circuit from February 23 to 25 and the official test days will take place in Bahrain from March 10 to 12. In Barcelona, Verstappen gets behind the wheel of the RB18 for the first time.