Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel drew back the cover to reveal the Adrian Newey-designed RB6 at 8.33am this morning on a chilly Spanish day in Jerez.
The successor to the race-winning RB5 is an evolution of its predecessor and completes the line-up of cars for this year’s Formula 1 campaign.
During a brief photo session, the drivers were joined by team principal Christian Horner, chief technical officer, and there was a round of television and press interviews before Mark began testing the new car, in the wet.
'It’s fantastic to see the car finally taking to the track after so much hard work and effort' – Christian Horner
“Red Bull Racing’s still a relatively young team and so the lessons that we learned last year will serve us well going into 2010," said Horner. "We’ve had stability over the winter and continuity in all areas, so we’re in good shape. We completely respect the quality of our opponents, but we’re setting ourselves aggressive targets.
"It’s fantastic to see the car finally taking to the track after so much hard work and effort.”
“I think it’s a sensible evolution of the 2009 car. We tried to refine and evolve it rather than go to new concepts," added Newey. "As a result, the car looks similar – 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 gearbox.
"With this car, we’ve been able to design that part of the car from scratch.”
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