Red Bull unveiled RB8

 

With a half-minute spot on the Internet, the World Champion Red Bull Racing on Monday unveiled its new car RB8.

Double world champion Sebastian Vettel wants his Formula 1 car service now as fast as possible on the track. "Then you have been waiting all winter. It's nice to pull away and feel you have plenty of power under the hood again, "he said after the unveiling.

RB8 is based on a world championship winning car from 2011

The new race car was ready for Vettel no big surprises. "The car is based largely on last year's car. They are small, but subtle differences, "said the 24-year-old. The most striking thing is the blue and yellow cars in comparison to the previous model significantly altered front end, similar to the Ferrari, but not as extreme as having a hump. Unlike the Italians, the F2012 has this kink but when RB8 air inlets. The team led by chief designer Adrian Newey had tried to take advantage of this year, the small gaps in the regulations, told Vettel.

"We have built this car in record time," said team boss Christian Horner. After the outstanding season with twelve wins, the team building the new car was set on continuity. The aim was, in the first tests to be there. Only twelve days of testing are the racing teams before the start of the season on 18 March in Melbourne is available.

The aim is to defend the title

The goals are ambitious, of course, as in the past. Boss Horner made clear already in the presentation: "Our goal is simple:. We want to defend both titles successfully" Vettel aims this season, his third world championship crown in series. "It is extremely tight," was the verdict of Hesse. "The space for the designer was very low, so the distances are even smaller." The maiden voyage of the new car he leaves on Tuesday in Jerez de la Frontera, his team mate Mark Webber. Vettel will only go to the track on Thursday.

"We must try to survive the tests, to collect many miles and many experiences," said Vettel, who this year leads the field, probably the strongest in the history of Formula 1. A total of six world champions at the start. In addition to the title holder to pay off the former champion Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), from Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton (McLaren both) good World Cup chances.

Vettel looking for a name for his RB8

"We must not expect that we all drive off in the first race," warned Vettel. Until the beginning, he claims to have found in each case, a pet name for his new companions. "All applications are welcome," he said. Last year Vettel had to be world champion car "Kinky Kylie" ("kinky Kylie") baptized.

The new clean-powered car proved to be at the presentation in Jerez as a mixture of well-tried and eye-catching innovations. A bump on the front end as the Ferrari stands on predominantly dark gray and white painted new racing car in the Swiss most striking. "We want to start next season as strong as the past and maintain this level then the whole year," said team boss Peter Sauber. "The goal is to collect points on a regular basis, so we can improve significantly in the World Cup."

Clean occurs with the same driver line-up as last year. The Japanese Kamui Kobayashi in his third season for Sauber and is thus in spite of its first 25 years of "veteran" team. Sergio Perez (22) has set new goals for his year of training. "Now I have arrived in Formula 1. I will definitely boost my 2012 and regularly achieve better results, "said the Mexican. On Tuesday starts with the official start of the test the first test for the new season.

Red Bull presents the RB8 in video 

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