Red Bull unveils the new car Verstappen and “Checo” Perez want to continue dominating Formula 1 in 2024.

They are the defending champions and want to stay ahead. In fact, they have everything to continue to dominate. Although it is doubtful whether they will be able to repeat last year’s atrocity or whether their rivals will be able to provide greater resistance. Red Bull This follows an impressive 2023 with 21 wins from 22 races, an all-time record for a Formula 1 team. 19 of them were for Max Verstappen unsolvable, another record in history. And the remaining two, for “Checo” Perez His contract expires in 2024 and he will have to improve significantly against Verstappen, who is favorite to win the 2024 title, which would be his fourth title in a row. He will be looking for this behind the wheel of the striking new RB20, which was presented this Thursday evening at an event attended by Christian Horner.who is being investigated on suspicion of “authoritarian” behavior towards a team member.

Horner, team leader member of the team, announced last year that his car managed to crush everyone and continue to win until the end of the year, despite the fact that he had not developed it since the summer against rivals who continued to strive for performance in their concepts. With a dominant base, they were able to sit down before the rest of the teams and think about how to improve the 2023 car, which already seemed ideal.

It is often said that when something works, it is better not to touch it. But Red Bull really wanted to take it one step further by presenting a pure evolution of the previous car that sets it apart from rival cars that tried to implement their idea from last year. They are still ahead.

The RB20 is similar to last year’s car in basic terms, but with more changes than expected that are designed to tighten the loop even further and bring it closer to absolute perfection. And all this with more changes than expected.

Lots of changes to improve your performance

The first changes can already be seen in photographs taken by several fans. “shooting day” what Red Bull spent in Silverstone ahead of pre-season testing and said presentation. The nose of the car is new, the nose is attached to the first piece of the front fender. And above all, an important modification can be seen in the side air intakes of the pontoons. There, Red Bull It takes its basic idea to the extreme: a much longer upper air intake lip and a narrower air intake.

In turn, the pontoons retain an almost identical idea, although with modified details. There, what stands out most is the channel that opens below, between the pontoon and the ground.

The sides of the engine hood also change, forming a kind of lever running from the passenger compartment to the rear of the car. The 2023 Red Bull already had a similar piece in the last part of the engine cowl, but has now decided to extend it in a similar way to how it does it. Alpine.

“The car is aggressive”

“We tried to improve the car in all areas. It would be enough? Let’s see,” said Adrian Newey the great creator of this car, the best engineer in Formula 1, who focused on understanding the few shortcomings that last year’s car had and eliminating them. In this sense, Christian Horner was persistent, highlighting the various changes that have taken place this year. “Evolution”, noting that “this is not a conservative car, in some aspects it is aggressive.” Take everyone’s attention to Red Bull’s desire to continue to not only dominate, but also crush their opponents.

“I’m excited. The most important thing for me is to anticipate the tests in Bahrain, test them, improve in the car and understand it. “It will be a long season, we will try to run as hard as possible.”– expressed Max Verstappen.

“I’m really happy to see what the whole team has managed to put together in this car. This is an incredible concept. It’s time to hit the road. “We’ve taken some steps in the right direction.”“Checo” Perez took the stand.

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Evolution, key

In recent days, many supporters have emerged who claim that Red Bull “this can be overcome” that you can beat the current champions. First to say it Aston Martin technical director Dan Fallows. “When I hear that, it puts a smile on my face,” Alonso said. Sainz And Leclerc They believe Ferrari can achieve this and challenge Red Bull in new races. And at McLaren Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri They also believe that this is possible. However, Andrea Stella, McLaren’s team principal, wanted to clarify this idea: she believes that Red Bull had a huge advantage last year, which will allow it to continue to lead at the start of the year. The question is whether they can continue to dominate while other rivals improve their cars.

“At the start of the season, I expect Red Bull to continue to enjoy a certain advantage,” Stella said on Wednesday.before seeing the huge changes that Red Bull have made to their RB20.

“I say that because they didn’t do much development on the car last year and I think it’s reasonable to expect that they’ve built up some knowledge and development in the last year to capitalize on the 2024 car. These are my expectations.”and he was not mistaken.

“However, I think, looking at ourselves, looking at McLaren, if we maintain the pace of development that we had in 2023 and that we hope to achieve in the 2024 car, then I think we can be in a strong position. Is this enough to challenge Red Bull and the other top teams who are sure to do well? “We’ll find out.”– added the Italian. They will have the same intention at Aston Martin, Mercedes or Ferrari. Everyone wants to beat Red Bull and Verstappen.