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Red Bull F1 Gives a Glimpse of the 2020 Challenger RB16

Published 02/12/2020, 4:12 AM EST

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Red Bull F1 has finally launched RB16, its 2020 challenger. After a promising 1st year with Honda power, the Red Bull-Honda challenger for this year is unveiled.

Recently, Aston Martin Red Bull Racing announced a new technical partnership with audio technology company IRIS. And the company will be the team’s official audio partner for 2020. Therefore IRIS’s website will broadcast an RB16 launch event. The event will include a panel featuring team boss Christian Horner and a few others.

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The car looks to follow the now-traditional Red Bull design philosophy of high rake and a short wheelbase. The team now hopes that RB16 can build on the success of last year’s RB15. Verstappen drove RB15 to three wins in Austria, Germany, and Brazil, as well as the first two pole positions of his career.

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The 2019 F1 season brought the dawn of new marriage as Red Bull F1 pair up with works engine supplier Honda in a bid to return to championship-winning ways. The first result of the tie-up was RB15. The car had the team’s standard red and black colors.

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Max Verstappen‘s RB15 in the Austrian Grand Prix became the first Honda-powered car to achieve victory in recent years. Jenson Button was the last winner for Honda at the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix in the Honda RA106.

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In 2018, the RB14 was launched in an astonishing camouflage-style livery instead of the team’s familiar racing colors. Before it returned to their usual colors when the track action started in Australia.

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On 11th Feb, Mercedes F1 revealed its livery on the 2019’s car. After that Ferrari launched their SF1000 yesterday at an extravagant event in Italy. And Red Bull F1’s RB16 completes the livery launch of all the 3 major contenders for the 2020 Championship.

Christian Horner and Max Verstappen have already shot warning rounds at the reigning champion. And it will be interesting to see if the young driver will be able to challenge Lewis Hamilton for his throne.

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