The energy drink team presented its new car for the 2022 Formula 1 season on February 9, but it did so through one of the well-known FOM models, a move that was highly criticized by fans at the time.
However, a day later the real car of Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez set foot on the Silverstone asphalt for the first time, although Red Bull Racing chose not to show any images, neither in video nor in static form, thus hiding all their cards. .
This strategy of the team that was champion of the drivers’ world championship in 2021 and that fought for the constructors until the last race with Mercedes, suggested that its new RB18 could have more than interesting details and, apparently, it has been confirmed in the first minutes of preseason at the Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya.
Gallery: Verstappen and Pérez’s Red Bull RB18 for F1 2022 on track
Foto de: Red Bull Content Pool
Foto de: Red Bull Content Pool
Foto de: Carl Bingham / Motorsport Images
Foto de: Franco Nugnes
After having seen studio photos or of the same single-seaters on the asphalt in previous days, early this Wednesday, February 23, all the eyes of the paddock and all the cameras of the photographers were on the Red Bull garage and, the car that finally hit the track did not disappoint at all. At first glance, the RB18’s suspension opts for a combination of push rod at the rear and pull rod at the front.
Adrian Newey , one of the most respected engineers on the entire grid, seems to have done a millimetric job in each area of the single-seater, although without a doubt, what has attracted the most attention in general has been the area of the pontoons, very wide unlike some of its rivals, although with some secrets that are hidden in the lower area of them.
However, it is still too early to play guessing game and we will have to wait to see if the results on the track confirm the good visual sensations that the RB18 offers for now.
Max Verstappen will be in charge of driving the Red Bull car throughout Wednesday, before leaving the RB18 in the hands of his teammate Sergio Pérez on Thursday. The last day, Friday, both will share the day.
