Red Bull Racing have taken the covers off their 2010 challenger, the RB6, revealing that the car is a more an evolution than a revolution.
Last year’s runners-up in both the Constructors’ and Drivers’ Championships are hoping to go one better this season, confident the RB6 can build on the results of its predecessor.
In 2009, Red Bull’s RB5 proved to be the pick of the field in the latter half of the Championship with Sebastian Vettel fighting for the world title up until the penultimate race of the season. Sky Sports
A new “shark-fin” engine cover also makes the RB6 stand out while a ban on refuelling during races this year means all cars are longer than before given the large fuel tanks.
“This car is a limousine,” Webber joked at the early-morning launch at the Jerez track in Spain, where Formula One’s second official test session of the season started on Wednesday.
“We had only small aerodynamic changes so we didn’t go crazy,” Webber added despite the car’s distinctive look.
“It shows how clever Adrian Newey is that a lot of people copied our car (last year).”
Webber said he would reap the benefits of being fully fit for this season after a broken leg upset preparations last year. Yahoo! Eurosport
Webber will give the new Red Bull a run-out over the first two days of the four-day test in Jerez before Vettel takes over on Friday and Saturday.
“It’s not nice to wait but at least I like listening to the cars,” commented Vettel, the 2009 runner-up.
“I don’t care if the press calls me a star,” said Vettel.
“I don’t even need to think about it for a second. My goal is to be world champion.”
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is confident that his team have not missed out by skipping the opening test in order to hone their 2010 challenger.
“We felt there was more to be gained off the track,” Horner said.
“We set ourselves aggressive targets. We kept our heads down over the winter. We kept working on our concepts and Adrian (Newey) has come up with a new, very good car.
“I think there are four race-winning teams: McLaren, Ferrari, Mercedes and us.” BBC Sport
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