While Formula 1 is currently recovering from its previous triple header in Barcelona, Austria and Silverstone, the world-renowned Goodwood Festival of Speed is taking place this weekend (July 11 to 14) in southern England . Red Bull took this opportunity to present its first self-built hypercar to the world.
Specifically, Red Bull Racing CEO Christian Horner, Technical Officer Adrian Newey and Technical Director Rob Gray unveiled the RB17 at a ceremony in Goodwood’s ‘Catherdal Paddock’ on Friday. We have compiled the amazing pictures for you in a gallery. However, the RB17 has yet to be seen on the road, as the first test kilometers are not planned until 2025.
RB17 Hypercar: The first true hypercar from Red Bull
“We are delighted to be able to unveil the RB17 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. This was one of the most authentic and exciting projects Red Bull Advanced Technologies has done to date,” Horner said on Friday. “As a performance-based company with 20 years of experience in Formula 1, it only made sense for us to develop our own hypercar from the ground up. With its combination of technical innovation, performance and emotional appeal, the RB17 car. I’m very proud of the team and I’m happy that it can celebrate its world premiere. We expect the RB17 to be a future classic.”
The RB17 is the first real hypercar from Red Bull The Red Bollen was also designed the ‘Aston Martin Valkyrie’, but – as the name suggests – only in collaboration with Aston Martin. With the RB17, the first completely indigenous product was created. The hypercar comes with a V10 engine and puts over 1,000 horsepower on the road.
RB17 Hypercar: Adrian Neweys latest Red Bull
At the same time, the RB17 is the last Red Bull car developed by star engineer Adrian Newey. The 65-year-old Briton will leave the Red Bulls in 2024 after almost 20 years of mostly successful collaboration. There are entwines around it Rumors of a move to Aston Martin, Williams or Ferrari.
“I’ve been thinking about the challenge of designing my own hypercar for years – from concept to delivery,” Newey revealed on Friday. In the winter of 2020 he finally started work on the RB17. “It’s been a great project and a great journey. The fact that the day has finally come to let us go and witness the birth of the RB17 is truly amazing. The RB17 Hypercar embodies everything we stand for: incredible power undeniable, Speed and beauty. It’s very adaptable in its capabilities and we took care to design it as a two-seater so that the thrill of driving at F1 speeds can be enjoyed with a friend or partner.”
If you want to know why the hypercar is called ‘RB17’, you can find the explanation here:
