Yesterday’s presentation of the new Red Bull Racing car generated a lot of reaction and the entire world racing press writes that the RB19 presented in New York is not quite the car we will see during testing in Bahrain.
It turns out that it is difficult to talk about the main topic of yesterday’s event, because there is little to analyze from a technical point of view. It remains to analyze the performance of Christian Horner and the team’s riders, and Martin Brundle, Sky Sports F1 commentator, did not stay away from this.
His attention was drawn in particular to the statement by the head of Red Bull Racing that Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez are “the best pair of racers to ever play for our team.” After all, everyone remembers that at the end of the previous season, relations between Red Bull pilots became a little more complicated.
“I wonder what Christian means when he says they are ‘the best pair of riders’? Brundle argued. – He wants to say that they are a good match, that this is a good combination, because Sergio is more willing to compromise than Mark Webber or Sebastian Vettel ever?
In general it sounded a bit strange, but Christian knows everything about his riders, he is their boss, and he thinks so. However, before the start of the season, why not say a few warm words about your subordinates?
Having said that, I am ready to say that the rising popularity of Formula 1 in the US has really impressed me. From what I understand, the fans will have the opportunity to design the cars for the three American stages of the championship. Let’s see what happens, but in general we can say about the RB19 that, as always, it looks very solid and has smooth contours.
But Adrian Newey has been known to put the finishing touches on a few days after the deadlines have passed because he wants to work on finishing the chassis to the point where this process really can’t continue. Of course this car was sent to America some time ago and looking at it you can’t get a real picture of the RB19.
At the same time, it seems strange to me that the Honda logos were on the racers’ uniforms, despite the fact that this was all at the time of the announcement of the partnership with Ford. But in itself such an alliance is great news for Formula 1.”
Martin Brundle also shared his thoughts on why most championship entrants aren’t too happy about the prospect of an eleventh team appearing in Formula 1, which could be Andretti Cadillac.
“If the number of teams increases, it will create additional logistical problems, not just financial ones,” said the former driver, now a popular TV commentator. – Do they all fit in the paddock, in the pit lane, on the starting field? Do we need that many cars? Personally, I think if the number of cars going to the start reaches 24, it will be great. But in 2023 we have 23 Grands Prix and six sprints – a total of 29 races and twenty cars is enough for a good show.
But this is what I find most interesting: all the car manufacturers in the world are betting on the production of electric vehicles, but remember the statements made by Ford executives at the presentation in New York: they are attracted by the idea of developing environmentally friendly vehicles. friendly technologies, biofuels. But it is clear that they are mainly paying attention to the growth of the Formula 1 audience.
The fact that car manufacturers want to participate in Formula 1 shows that the championship is now in a very strong position.”
Source: F1 News
I am Christopher Clyde, an experienced journalist and content writer with a passion for sports. I have been writing about Formula 1 news for the past five years and am currently employed as an author at athletistic.com, one of the top sports websites in the US.
