While there are actually quite interesting things going on with the Red Bull RB20, what is particularly striking is that Christian Horner is present to present the 2024 car.
Tonight is the day: the Red Bull RB20 will be unveiled. That's not the least revelation of the season, in fact: there are countless reasons why this revelation may be the most important of the season. Firstly, because Red Bull was the last to wait with the unveiling and secondly, because it is the reigning world champion: in theory we are looking at the car that can give Max Verstappen a fourth world title.
Red Bull RB20
What is different: Red Bull has often first unveiled the livery at these types of events, but the car is secretly last year's car to keep a secret about what you can expect. This will only be revealed when the car completes its test laps just before the season starts. More teams do this, by the way.
The above video surfaced: Max Verstappen is already driving laps at Silverstone with the RB20. If you take a closer look at the car, it appears that some things have changed compared to last year. Red Bull apparently accepts that there is very little to hide this year, so at the unveiling we will see the 'real' RB20. Like the leaked pictures, via formula_aerodynamics on Instagram, at least.
We don't see much yet, so let's pay more attention to the RB20 when it is unveiled tonight.
Christian Horner
What is perhaps most striking is that the entire Red Bull delegation is present at the unveiling of the RB20. Including well-known names such as Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, Adrian Newey, but also Christian Horner. The latter is currently under the magnifying glass.
This is because of the probably now well-known allegations of inappropriate behavior made against Horner. Normally, the person to be investigated is immediately removed from his position until the investigation is completed and the conclusion is often that the allegations were correct and that person will not return to his position. Red Bull is making the statement that Horner will remain in his position and this of course implies that he is innocent. Perhaps not the smartest choice if Horner has indeed shown undesirable behavior towards one or even more employees.
Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone, who avoids controversies as if they were Flippos, supports Horner. The 93-year-old veteran of the sport says that Horner should not be fooled by the investigation and should 'just keep doing his job and wait'. Ecclestone even dares to claim that the allegations of undesirable behavior have only arisen because Horner creates enemies by being successful. According to Bernie, there is quite a bit of trouble within Red Bull, he links this to the death of Dietrich Mateschitz in 2022. Since then, the balance within the team has been disturbed and that has left several craters within the team. So feel out and wait, says the ex-F1 boss.
In short: a roller coaster of emotions, while the defending world champion car looks very similar to last year's.
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