Red Bull RB8, 2012 - Photo © Red Bull/Getty Images

Red Bull have today revealed the car that they have produced to try to defend their Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championship titles in 2012 – the RB8.

Designer Adrian Newey said: “We’ve kept more or less the same chassis shape, but had to drop the nose just in front of the front bulkhead which, in common with many other teams, has led us to a slightly ugly looking nose. We’ve tried to style it as best we can, but it’s not a feature you would choose to put in were it not for the regulation. I’d say RB8 is the fourth generation of what started with the 2009 car, the RB5. So I guess this is the great grandson of that car.”

“This year’s car build has gone fantastically well,” said Team Principal Christian Horner. “I think it’s the epitome of continuity, continuity across all areas. I think we’ve designed and built this car in a record amount of time, in a ridiculously short amount of time. Adrian’s never famous for his drawings being early, but the design team, the production teams, all the associated departments that go into producing these cars, have delivered, and delivered in a fantastic way. We’ve hit our target of being at the first test so, despite the snow over the latter part of this week, I think we’re in great shape for the first test.”

 

 

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