Red Bull showed its 2018 challenger RB14. The team is conducting a pre-season filming day today at Silverstone. Daniel Ricciardo is behind the wheel of the all-new Aston Martin Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer RB14.
The RB14 is with a special edition livery. The racing livery will be revealed at the Circuit de Catalunya test next week
The team continued on its official website: “2018 has a bigger acreage of change than most years with the introduction of the Halo and the new exclusion zones on the rear of the car that effectively remove shark fins, monkey seats and T-wings. Some years it’s difficult for the casual viewer to differentiate the new car from the old: that isn’t going to be a problem this time around.”
One of the main difficulties was the mounting of the Halo. Red Bull needed to create a chassis strong enough to accommodate it and pass the homologation test. The rest of the regulations have been comparatively stable, thus the team was able to launch the new car earlier.
“It’s preferable to finish the car early and deal with any snags now, when the car is on a track a short drive from the factory, rather than using up one of our eight ultra-precious test days doing the same at the Circuit de Catalunya”, the team said.
The #RB14 from every angle ?
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