Red Bull announces the 2022 F1 machine "RB18" ... Oracle becomes the team's title partner

Oracle Red Bull Racing announced "RB18".

Red Bull Racing, who fights F1, has announced the 2022 machine "RB18" this season on the 9th (10th Japan time). Max Ferstappen aims to defend the driver's title with this machine. It has also been announced that Oracle has become a team title partner. See related images. F1 in 2022 is a very leather year of vehicle regulations. Aerodynamics have changed dramatically, and wheels have changed from 13 inches to 18 inches, and the outer diameter of the tires has increased. I think that the announcement of new cars is more noticeable than usual, but the most worrisome is Red Bull and Mercedes, which share the driver's title and constructor's titles last season. In the "Current 2 Strong", Red Bull first announced the 2022 machine (of course, the presentation specifications are presented specifications, and it should be considered that the machine may change in the future). Last season, Max Ferstappen, who won his first driver's champion, is also proud of the champion number "1" used this season, and the Red Bull "RB18" appears in the announcement. The "shape" of the machine cannot be talked about at the stage immediately after the announcement, including the above -mentioned situations, but the first thing that caught the eye was "Oracle", which is widely drawn on the part called the side pod. It is a logo. On that day, it was announced that Oracle, known for developing computer software, has been a Red Bull Racing title partner. The team name this season is "Oracle Red Bull Racing". Oracle is a partner whose logo has been noticeable on the Red Bull F1 machine, but further strengthens its presence and multifaceted cooperation. The power unit (PU) called Honda ended only last season, and the PU used by Red Bull this season is the Red Bull Power Trains that Honda "continues". At the back of the RB18, the new logo of the "HRC" (Honda Racing), which became the "supervision brand" of Honda's fourth and motorcycle motor sports activities, will continue, and will continue to be Red Bull Honda or Red Bull / HRC. I want to call it ... The driver is uncomfortable with the combination of Ferstappen and Sergio Perez. The team's goal is to win the constructor's title for the first time in nine years. By the way, this major regulation change was scheduled to start in the 2021 season. However, in response to the situation in 2020, the "New Age" was released to 2022 for one year. In the 2021 season, many carry -over from the 2020 machine, Red Bull was named RB16B, that is, the B version of the 2020 "RB16". And this year, the 2022 season machine is "RB18". If it was originally planned, the number of the "original 2021 machine", which was supposed to appear in a design in line with the change in regulation first, will be a deficient appearance. Rival Mercedes will announce a new car on February 18. In addition, the announcement of a new car in Alpha Tauri, to which Japan's Yuki Kakuda belongs, is scheduled for the 14th. And the first pre -season test this season is scheduled to be held in Barcelona, ​​Spain on February 23-25.

Response Toshiyuki Endo