Adrian Newey’s ardour undertaking has arrived.
On Friday on the Goodwood Festival of Speed Red Bull Racing unveiled the RB17 Hypercar, Newey’s newest design for the crew. Instead of a Formula 1 automotive that may energy Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez round a number of the most well-known circuits on the earth, the RB17 will likely be obtainable for customers.
Not many customers, nevertheless, as solely 50 are deliberate to be manufactured.
According to the official announcement, the RB17 “includes a two-seater carbon [fiber] monocoque chassis with a semi-stressed mid-mounted naturally aspirated V10 engine that’s redlined at 15,000 rpm.” In addition, “[w]eighing beneath 900 kg and with greater than 1,200 HP, the RB17 delivers F1-equivalent lap occasions and high speeds in extra of 350 kph, whereas remaining straightforward to personal and function.”
Red Bull guarantees every proprietor a “full buyer journey,” full with “[o]ne-of-a-kind driver growth and tailoring of the automotive to swimsuit particular person driver’s wants is a part of the distinctive expertise. Each RB17 will likely be bespoke, with clients capable of specify all the things from the outside paint [color] to inside supplies, and an entire host of smaller particulars.”
Team Principal Christian Horner known as it a “future basic” on the launch. “We are excited to disclose the RB17 at Goodwood Festival of Speed, a undertaking that is among the most genuine and thrilling that Red Bull Advanced Technolgoies has embarked upon thus far,” mentioned Horner. “With 20 years of legacy on the earth of F1 to attract from, and as a efficiency centred organisation, it solely made sense for us to design our personal Hypercar from the bottom up. Combining technical innovation, achievement and emotional enchantment, the RB17 is a landmark automotive. I’m very pleased with the Team and am delighted to see it make its world debut. We anticipate the RB17 to be a future basic.”
Newey highlighted how the two-seater side of the RB17 permits house owners to expertise F1-type speeds with a buddy alongside for the trip.
“I had been mulling across the thought to tackle the problem to design our very personal Hypercar, from idea to supply, for a few years and it has been an impressive undertaking and journey,” mentioned Newey. “For it to lastly be the day we pull the covers off and see the start of the RB17, is really exceptional. The RB17 Hypercar embraces all the things we stand for: plain energy, velocity and sweetness. It may be very adaptable in its talents, and we made positive to design it as a two seater in order that the fun of driving at F1 speeds could be loved with a buddy or associate.”
The launch comes as hypothesis continues to swirl round Newey’s subsequent vacation spot. It was introduced forward of the Miami Grand Prix that Newey could be leaving Red Bull in early 2025, and the legendary engineer and designer has been linked with quite a few groups across the paddock, together with Williams, Aston Martin, and Ferrari.
According to reporting out of Motorsport Italy, nevertheless, Newey has allegedly spurred Ferrari’s advances in latest days. Instead, Newey’s reported need to stay in England has seen Aston Martin and McLaren emerge as favorites for his providers.
Newey beforehand labored for McLaren from 1997 to 2005, and designed the MP4/13 and the MP4/14, each of which Mika Häkkinen drove to Drivers’ Championships in 1998 and 1999. McLaren received the Constructors’ Championship in 1998 with the MP4/13 as effectively.
Newey’s determination is predicted later this season.
