Leading Formula 1 team Red Bull Racing is using a hypercar and plans to appear on the covers early this year.
Team boss Christian Horner announced the reveal date in an interview with Sky Sports, Evo reported last week.
Red Bull first announced its plans for the car, which will be called RB17, in mid-2022. The team said at the time that 50 examples were planned, that they would cost around £5 million (about $6. 3 million), and that production would begin. in 2025.
One of the main goals for the car is to deliver a true F1 experience from behind the wheel, the team said.
Adrien Newey
At the helm of the design is Red Bull’s star aerodynamicist, Adrian Newey, who is also responsible for the design of the Aston Martin Valkyrie, as well as several championship-winning F1 cars.
Unlike the Valkyrie, the RB17 will be designed solely for the track. It will feature two seats and an enclosed cabin and, according to Evo, will generate a combined output of 1,250 horsepower from a twin-turbo V8 and a mild hybrid formula. The mild hybrid formula will produce 150 hp and will basically be used to increase torque and reduce turbo lag. The target weight of the RB17 is only 2,000 pounds.
Red Bull also said the RB17 would play the most complex floor effects package used in a car sold to the public. According to Evo, this will come with features such as adjustable side skirts and active suspension to offset some of the negative side effects of such sets, such as the resulting bounce and nose lift, known as porpoising, have been observed on some F1 cars since 2022, when new floor-effect design regulations were introduced. It will also have a blown diffuser, which directs exhaust gases over the diffuser towards downforce aid.
Handling the development is Red Bull Advanced Technologies, the F1 team’s consulting division. The division will also handle production, which is expected to be at the rate of roughly 15 cars per year.