NEWS // RED BULL LAUNCH THE RB6

This morning at Jerez Red Bull Racing unveiled its RB6 2010 F1 car to the assembled media.

The team chose to sit out last weeks first winter test at Valencia in order to have further time to concentrate on the final details of the car that they hope can secure them their first F1 championship this year after the team set the pace over the second half of last season... [read more]

Designer Adrian Newey explains the differences from the RB5:

"The RB6 is very much an evolution of the 2009 car. We tried to refine and evolve it rather than go to new concepts" said Newey
"As a result, the car looks similar with elements such as the chassis and pull-rod rear suspension retained. The two main challenges were the larger fuel tank and the smaller front tyre. With the fuel tank, there was more to it than simply putting a bigger tank in the car – it puts more load on the brakes, so the brake cooling has to cope with that and you also have to consider what effect that extra fuel will have on the tyre degradation early in the race and if there’s anything we should change mechanically to cope with that."

"The narrower front tyre changes weight distribution and the balance of the car. I think it’s a sensible evolution of the 2009 car. One obvious difference is that the 2009 car was not designed to suit a double-diffuser and we had to try to put one on as best we could around the existing rear suspension and gear box. With this car we’ve been able to design that part of the car from scratch."

Mark Webber is scheduled to complete the first laps with the new car today at Jerez.

Editorial: Neil Tozer
Images: Red Bull F1