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Red Bull confirms RB16 launch date
Red Bull has become the final team to confirm its launch plans for the 2020 Formula 1 season, with the RB16 set to be revealed on February 12.
Christian Horner’s team will shake down the new car at Silverstone next Wednesday, with a digital launch of the new car happening simultaneously in what will be just the second unveiling of the new season. Ferrari will go first on February 11, with the new Red Bull expected to appear on the morning of February 12 before Renault carries out a launch event later that afternoon in Paris.
After Red Bull finished last season with three consecutive podiums including a victory for Max Verstappen in Brazil, Horner says the team is in a good position to “to take the fight to Mercedes and Ferrari” in 2020.
“And let's not forget that’s the reigning world champions,” Horner said. “So they would go into the season very much as the favorites. But I think the stability across all areas – with the drivers and the technical staff – we built momentum in the second half of last year and I think that we're in a very good place to really take the fight to them this season.”
Red Bull is carrying out a similar launch plan to Mercedes, which will also carry out a shakedown at Silverstone on February 14 and simultaneously release images of its 2020 car. Pre-season testing gets underway in Barcelona on February 19, with a reduction to just six days in total ahead of the first race in Australia.
Chris Medland
While studying Sports Journalism at the University of Central Lancashire, Chris managed to talk his way into working at the British Grand Prix in 2008 and was retained for three years before joining ESPN F1 as Assistant Editor. After three further years at ESPN, a spell as F1 Editor at Crash Media Group was followed by the major task of launching F1i.com’s English-language website and running it as Editor. Present at every race since the start of 2014, he has continued building his freelance portfolio, working with international titles. As well as writing for RACER, his broadcast work includes television appearances on F1 TV and as a presenter and reporter on North America's live radio coverage on SiriusXM.
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