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RB21 looks the same as the RB20: Horner explains the difference!
The RB20 possibly will not go down as one of Max Verstappen's favourite cars in Formula 1. According to Christian Horner, the RB21 looks the same, as all cars do, however, his team did do their homework to fix their issues.
"I think that in this cycle of regulations, it's clear that the cars have converged and they look very similar. I think probably Ferrari is a standout as probably being a differentiator, but it's inevitable that marginal gains are going to be there every season," the Red Bull team principal began in Bahrain about how the cars look in the 2025 season, after pre-season testing began this morning.
He also underlined that even as their current car looks similar to the RB20, there are key differences. "Every surface on our car is different to last year. It just looks similar because it's a similar philosophy. But you can see other cars have converged with that. We've had a good winter. We've prepared well. I think this car, whilst it doesn't look a huge amount visibly different to last year's car, is subtly different in many different areas and particularly in the areas that you can't see."
"This season is all going to be about evolution. It's going to be about trying to get incremental bits of performance. And there'll be a development race from Melbourne all the way to Abu Dhabi," he added.
Horner also explained what the RB21 looked like today in Bahrain is also how the car will mostly look in two weeks time at the Australian GP. "It's basically the car that we'll start the season with. There may be some subtle changes introduced between now and then, but fundamentally it's what we'll be taking to Melbourne."
'Have to extract the maximum'
Horner also expects a great battle towards the front of the grid, therefore, wants to focusing on getting the most out of the RB21 on each occasion. "Some cars might suit some circuits better than others. And it's all going to be about extracting the maximum amount of your platform out of your package and getting it right on the day," the Red Bull team principal reasoned.
"I think the biggest winner out of that will be the fans and the followers of the sport because, as Zak [Brown] says, you could quite easily have eight winners this year and some curveballs in there, as well that it could really be pretty open," he concluded.
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