Red Bull to launch RB16B 2021 F1 challenger next week

Red Bull sets a launch date of Tuesday 23 February for its 2021 F1 challenger, the RB16B.
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB16.
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB16.
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Red Bu🐼ll will become the fourth team to launch its 2021 Formula 1 car when it takes the wraps off its RB16B next week on Tu🌺esday 23 February.

The energy-drink-backed team has announced an unveiling date of 23 February for its latest F1 challenger, which will b♐e driven by Max Verstappen and newꦆ signing Sergio Perez, who has been brought in to replace Alex Albon.

Verstappen won two races in 2020 but Red Bull🐻 ultimately once again failed in its bid to challenge Mercedes for the world championship.

The Milton Ke💟ynes-based squad hopes its upgraded RB16B - which it believes has addressed the issues of its predecesso𝔉r - will enable the team to achieve its goal of mounting a greater challenge to Mercedes with a strengthened driver line-up.

Red Bull ended up 254 points adrift of Mercedes as it fini🍰shed runner-up in the 2020 constructors’ championship.

2021 will mark the final year of Red Bull’s par💃tnership with Honda before the Japanese manufacturer leaves the sport at the end o༒f the year, though it recently announced a deal had been reached to take over Honda’s engine technology from 2022.

Red Bull’s sister team, AlphaTauri, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:revealed its AT02 car 🔜o𒊎n Friday morning, becoming the second team to launch its car for the upcoming 2021 F1 s♔eason, which begins on 28 March.

Alfa Romeo will be the third team to unveil its latest F1 challenger before Red Bull presents its RB1💟6B to the world on Tuesday.

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