Dit Weten We Over De Nieuwe Red Bull Van Max Verstappen

The Formula 1 fan, and especially the Dutch Formula 1 fan, will be looking forward to the new Red Bull RB21 from Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson. What do we already know about the new car in January 2025? Don't forget to subscribe to this channel and let's get started. To understand how and what the new Red Bull RB21 will be, it's important to look back at 2024. The team delivered a dominant car at the beginning of the season. But the car didn't develop effectively. The frame in which the car functioned well became smaller and smaller, while the competition managed to improve their cars with targeted updates. Red Bull managed to find some balance in the car at the start of the championship. But there was no permanent solution to the problems of the RB20. That's why the framework in which the car performs well needs to become broader. The car needs to become less sensitive to small adjustments. We have to look back at those solutions in the RB21. Or maybe not. Because after listening to it, we might not see a lot. Racing News 365 has understood that Red Bull is focusing on a simplification of the aerodynamic concept. Something that will be highly visible due to subtle adjustments to the sidepods and engine cover. Most of the changes will be invisible and have an impact on the floor and to a lesser extent the underside of the wings. The technical director Pierre Waschet later confirmed this in an exclusive interview with us. If you look at the visible aspect of the car, everyone has about the same concept as us in 2022. With a broader bodywork at the rear. It's more about how you develop the car's underside. We are here to do our job and develop the car as well as possible. So don't expect a radically different car. Or, as people often popularize, a revolution. Even if you saw a chance to introduce a completely new concept. Then it is not profitable in a year before Formula 1 implements completely new technical regulations. That will come in 2026. That's why Red Bull looks more closely at what can be kept from the RB20. And which areas to ask for a revision of the concept. The main person responsible for this process has not been Edwin Newey for the first time since 2007. The top designer at the start of Formula 1 will soon start at Aston Martin. Pierre Waschet, clearly on the side of the Briton, takes over as technical director of Red Bull. Waschet was criticized when Red Bull went bankrupt in 2024. But he was equally responsible for Max Verstappen winning several races towards the end of the season. A small warning in advance at the address of new Red Bull driver Liam Lawson. The new car will be built with the wishes for the driving characteristics of Verstappen in mind. That's what Helmut Marko told Speedweek. Since we have the fastest and best driver in the field in Max, it is also clear that we have to take into account his preferences when it comes to the driving characteristics of the car. I'm sure he'll stay with Red Bull Racing as long as we offer him a competitive car. What are those characteristics? Verstappen wants a sharp, responsive front. Something that he wants to achieve to the utmost. And how that feels? That's what former teammate Alex Albon once explained to the Players' Tribune. It's like playing Call of Duty with the sensitivity of the controller at maximum. It was a typing that Liam Lawson was good at after the first acquaintances with the Red Bull bullies. Speaking of Verstappen's wishes, we know from the Dutchman that he is eagerly waiting for a new livery. We've known the matte blue livery since 2016. And as far as Verstappen is concerned, he has had that color scheme for a while. I'm really looking forward to seeing my new car. Especially the livery of it. I hope for something new. I think it's really nice to see the cars with shiny colors. We've had so many matte blue cars now. I think it's also nice to spice up the color scheme. That's what he said in the Talking Bull podcast. And that Verstappen makes his request clearly recognizable by putting it in a Red Bull podcast, can indicate that something new may be coming. On the other hand, the exhaust of a car and a fully shiny paint are also paired with an increase in weight. But perhaps the increase of the minimum weight of a car, 2 kilos, Red Bull just gives the play to meet the request of the Dutchman. If you're talking about the livery, you're also talking about the various sponsor outfits of the teams. A Formula 1 car is decorated or un-decorated, no matter how you look at it, by dozens of stickers of the logos of all well-paying sponsors. Red Bull is no exception. Although the sponsor portfolio looks a bit different for 2025. And so does the livery. Was crypto company Bybit still prominent in 2024? Among other things on the rear wing. That will no longer be the case in 2025. The contract expired and is not renewed. Of course, together with Sergio Perez, several Mexican money shooters joined your team. On the other hand, new sponsors have already been announced. And that there are even more new collaborations to come. A car, whether it becomes much different or not, is nothing without a good engine. Ultimately, that responsibility lies with Honda, before you switch to Aston Martin as an exclusive partner. Of course, the power source is largely the same as in previous years due to the freezing of the regulations. But here and there you can still play with software updates to get a slightly better performance or reliability out of your engine. A new world title would be a fitting Christmas on the Red Bull Honda cake, which has already tasted very sweet in recent years. And when can we expect all this? That's the question. For the first time, Formula 1 will organize a launch, where all tenth teams will be present with their car. This happening is scheduled for Tuesday, February 18th. The expectation is that the teams will put in a show car. Provided with the livery of the new season. Red Bull has already announced that they will not organize their own launch. So there is a good chance that we will see the actual RB21 during the winter test in Bahrain for the first time in action. Unless Red Bull is going to be sloppy with the images of the shakedown. Let's hope so, at least as fans. And even then, the question is whether the car we see in Bahrain is also the car we will see at the season finale in Abu Dhabi. It is the question of how often and to what extent the car will change under the influence of all the not-so-big update packages. Yes, due to a lower position in the constructors' championship in 2024, Red Bull is allowed to use more wind tunnel hours and computer simulations than before. But every euro can only be spent once. And the dilemma with regard to the 2026 policy remains. Because even there, the teams are now allowed to work well. One thing we are 100% sure of. Namely that the starting number 1 will remain on Verstappen's car. As champion, he can choose from champion number 1 or his traditional personal starting number 33. In the past, he has clearly indicated that he will remain number 1 as long as he is allowed to become champion. The official FIA registration list recently confirmed this. In 2025, Verstappen will drive in the RB21 with starting number 1. And there is something else we have known about the RB21 since this week. Because in the background, the cars for 2025 are also being built. And an important step in that process are the various crash tests at the FIA, where the safety of the cars is taken into account. If you don't make it, your car is not allowed to enter the circuit. It's that simple. Ferrari already finished the crash test at the end of December. And now Red Bull is also joining the line, as we have understood from RacingNews365. The chassis would be fully approved by the FIA. Although it looks like an ABC, it is indeed an important milestone. This means that the preparation of the Red Bull is no longer delayed because of mandatory changes to the chassis. Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson can therefore prepare for the three-day winter test in Bahrain, after which the circuit will travel to Australia. The first Grand Prix will be on the program from March 14th to March 16th.