The defending Constructors champions took to the Big Apple to unveil their livery for the 2023 Formula 1 season.
But that was not all.
Red Bull Racing shared their design for the upcoming season at a stay occasion in New York City that featured two-time Drivers’ Champion Max Verstappen, teammates Sergio Perez and Daniel Ricciardo, and Team Principal Christian Horner. During the hour-long occasion, the workforce additionally featured different athletes within the Red Bull fold, together with snowboarder Zeb Powell, skier Eileen Gu, fencer Miles Chamley-Watson, and skateboarder Leticia Bufoni.
Ricciardo mentioned his return to Red Bull, after spending the previous few seasons with Renault and McLaren. He talked in regards to the nostalgia about returning to the fold, and the way he was “envious” of Red Bull’s success final yr, because the workforce secured their first Constructors’ Championship since 2013.
Both Perez and Verstappen talked in regards to the progress of F1 within the United States, and the three races within the States in the course of the upcoming yr. According to Perez, the assist for Red Bull is “growing so much” within the United States, and the workforce is “becoming the favorite team of this country.” Verstappen outlined how the United States is “very important” to the workforce, and that Red Bull is “very optimistic” for the upcoming yr.
Horner was requested about sustaining “harmony” within the group by ESPN’s Marty Smith, who co-hosted the occasion. The Team Principal talked about how fortunate the group is to have each Perez and Verstappen, and referred to as them the “best pairing we’ve ever had in Formula 1.”
The query was doubtless a nod to final season’s pressure between the 2 drivers on the finish of the Brazilian Grand Prix, when Verstappen ignored a workforce order to let Perez cross on the finish of the race.
For Horner, the workforce has gone from “being the hunter to the hunted.” But he appears to relish the problem. “Everybody at the factory is pushing full-out … it’s going to be nine months traveling around the world … it’s going to be an incredibly competitive year this year.”
However, the large second was when the workforce debuted their search for the upcoming season. It was time to boost the curtain on their RB19:
The RB19 has the appear and feel of a few of Red Bull’s basic designs, with black as the primary coloration for the automotive.
Red Bull’s season launch was not the one massive information within the F1 world on Friday, nor was it the one massive information from the workforce. Earlier within the morning, Ford introduced that they’d be returning to Formula 1 for the 2026 season.
In a partnership with Red Bull.
At the top of the occasion, the partnership was introduced. Ford President and CEO Jim Farley joined Horner on stage to announce the partnership. “Ford is going to return to Formula 1 after 20 years” Farley stated. “We wanted to go in a direction that’s authentic to us … we’ve decided to have a strategic and technical partnership with Red Bull for 2026 … it’s a big deal for us.”
For Horner, he referred to as the partnership “tremendously exciting,” and a “big moment” for Red Bull Racing. Under the settlement, Ford will likely be supplying the ability models for each Red Bull and AlphaTauri, Red Bull’s racing associate.
“The numbers globally are enormous for Formula One,” Mark Rushbrook, world director of Ford Performance, informed The Associated Press. “Especially in the United States, where the growth and diversity of the fans is enormous. That’s important for us. We don’t want to just race and learn technology. We need to do that. We must do that. But we also must be able to connect with fans. With Red Bull and AlphaTauri, that’s exactly what we will be able to do.”