Formula 1: Red Bull presented the RB19 with which Verstappen will aim for the three-time world champion

After an unforgettable 2022, with a great performance by Max Verstappen that allowed him to be Formula 1 champion twice and his team’s victory in the Constructors’ Championship, dethroning a Mercedes that had been unbeatable in the hybrid era, the Austrian team has presented in New York the RB19, his car for 2023.

The announcement came an hour after Formula 1 confirmed the landing of Ford, which will return to the category in 2026 after 22 years. It will, in fact, as an engine supplier Red Bull, who confirmed the union after showing the RB19.

He had already winked at the automaker by choosing the most emblematic city in the United States. Also filming the Red Bull on various emblematic routes of the country for the video with which the event began.

“It’s very special to be in the Big Apple and the United States, which currently have three Grands Prix. It’s going to be an incredible season. I think we’re in a good position. Consistency will be the important thing after winning 17 out of 22 races this past year “explained Christian Horner, team principal of Red Bull F1.

“Hopefully Ferrari will be competitive and Mercedes will be there too. But we focus on ourselves and do our best every weekend. We have to be focused with the new regulations, but obviously we are ready to race again,” he said. deepened before the presentation of the RB19.

In a launch that was followed by more than 250,000 people on YouTube, the RB19 model could be seen, because the car on which Red Bull’s technical chief Adrian Newey was key was reserved for pre-season testing in Bahrain, from Thursday 23 to Saturday 25 February.

Visually it is very similar to that of 2022: midnight blue predominates, with touches of red and yellow predominant on the nose. For this, messages have accumulated from many YouTube users disappointed by the 50-minute wait who said “same car” in the chat.