The RB16B will also be a swan song for Honda in Formula 1. Red Bull Racing will take over the operation of the Japanese manufacturer’s engines from 2022.
Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen will test the new car at Silverstone before driving it in pre-season tests at the Bahrain International Circuit.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez will put the new racing car through its paces for the first time at Silverstone.
- Alex Albon will continue to play a role on the team as a test and reserve driver.
- Red Bull Racing refrained from disclosing any information about the new racing car.
The unveiling of Red Bull Racing’s new car, 2021 RB16B, is set to make its first appearance on the track this week when Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez will put it through their paces for the first time at Silverstone. The RB16B will also mean a kind of swan song for Honda in F1. Red Bull Racing will take over the operation of the Japanese manufacturer’s engines from 2022. This process is supported by an engine stop recently agreed between the teams and currently set and will last until the end of 2024.
Perez and Verstappen will test the new car at Silverstone before driving it to pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit from March 12-14, two weeks before the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 28, 2021. After Red Bull caused a sensation in December 2020 when they signed the non-contractual Sakhir Grand Prix race winner Perez to replace Alex Albon in the team, the Mexican is said to be testing in an older Red Bull to help him with the Bring the team’s systems up to date.
The nose appears to have been narrowed further from its slim design.
Albon will continue to play a role on the team as a test and reserve driver, as the Thai had told the media a day before the RB16B kicked off that he was aiming for an F1 return in 2022 and admitted that he would even be ready to do so Take a ride with Red Bull’s AlphaTauri sister team to get back on the grid.
Quickly going through the changes to the RB16B from its predecessor, the visual differences are hard to see, aside from the narrowing of the floor and the changes imposed by the regulations. The nose appears to have been narrowed further from its slim design. The cloak under the nose has been reshaped and is smaller than before. The side pods also appear to be subtly reshaped, with a slightly more aggressive downward slope. Red Bull Racing decided not to release any further information about the new race car, but we will learn more once Max and Perez have put the Silverstone race through its paces to make any further changes that may be required before the season opener.
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